Adjective : a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board. ,a magisterial tone of command. ,The judge spoke with magisterial gravity. ,magisterial standing. From Dictionary.com.
There's Zeus, played by Liam Neeson with a beard best described as magisterially scraggly. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Lucas to make all-CGI musical] Reference
It's always a joy to see bad writing get its come-uppance, and Mr Winchester is a 'magisterially' bad writer!. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: MORE BAD WRITING.] Reference
Maigret was magisterially serious as he got up, saying. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret in Holland]
"But why not, my dear?" says Mr. Monkton, magisterially. From Wordnik.com. [April's Lady A Novel] Reference
Duncan nodded magisterially, bloodshot eyes surveying us. From Wordnik.com. [Drums of Autumn]
The long red second hand swept magisterially around the dial. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond World's End]
It's too short to magisterially claim that they've put it all to rest. From Wordnik.com. [Galbraith vs. the Internet, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
He stopped hyperventilating and became once more magisterially Mandarin. From Wordnik.com. [Whispers Of Betrayal]
‘Not by no means,’ acquiesced Mr. Weller, affably but magisterially. From Wordnik.com. [The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club] Reference
"Canova was by no means equal to Stickleback," said Mr Bristles magisterially. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844] Reference
‘That will do, Unity,’ said Elfride magisterially; and the two maids passed on. From Wordnik.com. [A Pair of Blue Eyes] Reference
The mountain magisterially drops snow equally on the strong and the struggling alike. From Wordnik.com. [High Risk] Reference
As for practicing what is so magisterially set forth, that is the last thing thought of. From Wordnik.com. [The Simple Life] Reference
His voice faltered as Dumbledore surveyed him magisterially over his half-moon spectacles. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]
All is the fault of the Mar del Plata summit where we all know Chavez magisterially trashed the US. From Wordnik.com. [Cadena!] Reference
Some of the players involved had been floundering, but he was magisterially indifferent to all that. From Wordnik.com. [World Cup 2010: Fabio Capello's trawl for talent shows faith and flexibility] Reference
Access to antechambers of imperial power and favors magisterially bestowed are the coin in which they are paid. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Brenner: WikiLeaks: The Three Faces of Uncle Sam] Reference
The mozo, feeling his secondary position, had enervated himself slightly -- the superior was magisterially tipsy. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873] Reference
Clearly they know their punters because Paul Newman magisterially summarises the state of play on the Mayoral Candidacy. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-29] Reference
He is content magisterially to pronounce it absurd and incredible, and inconsistent with itself as well as with probability. From Wordnik.com. [The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics] Reference
In many of his last appearances, including Top of the Pops seven years ago, he sang magisterially seated in a throne-like armchair. From Wordnik.com. [Solomon Burke dies in Amsterdam] Reference
He cleared his throat magisterially and looked briskly about him. From Wordnik.com. [Lost Face] Reference
'Give the lady a hearing,' said a shabby art-student, magisterially. From Wordnik.com. [The Convert] Reference
This he drawled, and appeared magisterially to await an explanation. From Wordnik.com. [The Certain Hour] Reference
'Not by no means,' acquiesced Mr. Weller, affably but magisterially. From Wordnik.com. [The Pickwick Papers] Reference
The chaplain himself addressed them magisterially with a riding-whip. From Wordnik.com. [The Day's Work - Volume 1] Reference
He had improvised it magisterially in the ten minutes preceding his departure. From Wordnik.com. [Crome Yellow] Reference
'That will do, Unity,' said Elfride magisterially; and the two maids passed on. From Wordnik.com. [A Pair of Blue Eyes] Reference
I arrived at his office magisterially late after the endless cab ride, wet from the snow. From Wordnik.com. [Integral Options Cafe] Reference
You stroll magisterially through your dwelling, browsing your music collection on your phone. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
"You are not here to think; you are here to do the work," said Mrs. Pennypoker magisterially. From Wordnik.com. [In Blue Creek Cañon] Reference
"Several weaknesses operating in the same situation could be viewed from different perspectives," he opined magisterially. From Wordnik.com. [Culture | guardian.co.uk] Reference
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