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MAGISTERIALLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an authoritative and magisterial manner

Example:

she spoke authoritatively

Synonyms:

authoritatively; magisterially

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

magisterial (used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator

Example:

this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues

Synonyms:

autocratically; dictatorially; magisterially

Classified under:

Adverbs

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