Magisterial - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌmædʒɪˈstɪrɪəl|
Brit.
|ˌmædʒɪˈstɪərɪəl|
adjective
- offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power (syn: autocratic, bossy, dominating, peremptory)
managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way
- used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person (syn: distinguished, grand, imposing)she reigned in magisterial beauty
Extra examples
He spoke with a magisterial tone.
...a magisterial biography of Thomas Jefferson that has never been superseded...
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