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authoritywise

authoritywise adverb: with regard to authority.

Adverb

authoritywise (not comparable)

  1. With regard to authority.
    • Gina Winthrop: Allen Gregory, I am your teacher and I need you to respect that.
      Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Oh, no, no, no, no, no, I totally will respect that, if you can respect that we are on the same exact level authoritywise.
      Gina Winthrop: Okay, that is absolutely not the case.2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1)

Origin of authoritywise

From authority + -wise.

Questions about authoritywise

What does authoritywise mean?
Authoritywise means with regard to authority.
What part of speech is authoritywise?
Authoritywise is an adverb.

Words near authoritywise in the dictionary

  1. authority control
  2. authority figure
  3. authority figures
  4. authority issues
  5. authorityless
  6. authoritywise
  7. authorizable
  8. authorizate
  9. authorizated
  10. authorizates
  11. authorizating

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