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Adverb for of, or pertaining to, a magistrate or judicial officer
“The Attorney-General has certain magisterial powers.”
Adverb for having an authoritative or domineering nature or manner
“They are not claiming magisterial authority and bossing other people around.”
Adverb for arrogant or haughty in nature or manner
“Laban, who had prepared an answer for the occasion, replied in a magisterial tone.”
Adverb for grand or regal in appearance
“And Mignon, faced with this magisterial monument, was reminded of some major public works he had seen.”
Adverb for being the authoritative or definitive source of, or reference for
“The short volume is composed of a set of lectures that Keegan, author of such magisterial works as The First World War and Fields of Battle, wrote in 1988 for the British Broadcasting System.”
Adverb for showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
Adverb for having a dignified or stately tone, form or style
Adverb for relating to a government
Adverb for overly formal, conventional, or prim and proper
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