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MAGISTERIALLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an authoritative and magisterial manner
Example:
she spoke authoritatively
Synonyms:
authoritatively; magisterially
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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
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