magisterial

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

adjective

1. of or relating to a magistrate
- official magisterial functions
• Pertains to noun:
magistrate
• Derivationally related forms:
magistrate
2. used of a person's appearance or behavior;
befitting an eminent person
- his distinguished bearing
- the monarch's imposing presence
- she reigned in magisterial beauty
• Syn:
distinguished, grand, imposing
• Similar to:
dignified
• Derivationally related forms:
grandness (for: grand)
3. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
- an autocratic person
- autocratic behavior
- a bossy way of ordering others around
- a rather aggressive and dominating character
- managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way
- a swaggering peremptory manner
• Syn:
autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, peremptory
• Similar to:
domineering
• Derivationally related forms:
boss (for: bossy)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  distinguished, grand, imposing, autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, peremptory