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magisterial
[maj-uh-steer-ee-uhl]
adjective
of, relating to, or befitting a master; of importance or consequence; authoritative; weighty.
a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board.
imperious; domineering.
a magisterial tone of command.
of or befitting a magistrate or the office of a magistrate.
The judge spoke with magisterial gravity.
of the rank of a magistrate.
magisterial standing.
magisterial
/ ˌæɪˈɪəɪə /
adjective
commanding; authoritative
domineering; dictatorial
of or relating to a teacher or person of similar status
of or relating to a magistrate
Other 51Թ Forms
- magisterially adverb
- magisterialness noun
- unmagisterial adjective
- ˌˈٱ adverb
- ˌˈٱԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of magisterial1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of magisterial1
Example Sentences
“Sunday,” the culminating hymn of “Sunday in the Park With George,” closes Act 1 to magisterial effect.
He wrote in an autobiography that his first "war decoration" was a "magisterial slap" from his mother, when he came home and told her what he had tried to do.
Here are five other movies about the magisterial singer-songwriter whose life and lyrics have forever expanded the contours of American music.
I give her a magisterial stare over the top of my reading glasses.
It’s a magisterial work that taught me more about myself than any other book I’ve ever read.
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