inauthoritativeadj.
/ɪnɔːˈθɒrɪteɪtɪv/ Not authoritative; having no authority.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [adjective] > lacking authority
singlec1449
wavering?a1513
without (one's) booka1569
unauthoritative1644
inauthoritative1659
1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα 281 As if all we had done..had been irregular, confused, inauthoritative.
1774 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. App., in Wks. (1859) I. 132 An act of Parliament had been passed..against which act the Americans had protested, as inauthoritative.
1839 New Monthly Mag. 56 275 The only attempt at a connected Life..is..anonymous, and inauthoritative.
Derivatives
inauˈthoritativeness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [noun] > lack of authority
infirmitya1631
unauthoritativeness1644
inauthoritativeness1659
unauthenticity1776
1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα 53 Ignorance and impudence, inability and inauthoritativeness contend which shall be greatest.
1888 Nature 8 Mar. 442/2 Far-reaching interests will not excuse inauthoritativeness [in statements].
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