Attested vs Authoritative - What's the difference?
attested | authoritative | Related terms |
(attest)
Proven; shown to be true with evidence
Supported with testimony
Certified as good, correct, or pure
* 1599 , , First Folio edition, Act V, Scene 1:
(linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.
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* The word slæpwerig'' (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form ''slæpwerigne .
Arising or originating from a figure of authority
Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
Having a commanding style.
Attested is a related term of authoritative.
As adjectives the difference between attested and authoritative
is that attested is proven; shown to be true with evidence while authoritative is arising or originating from a figure of authority.As a verb attested
is (attest).attested
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- A Contract of eternall bond of loue,
- Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands,
- Atte?ted by the holy clo?e of lippes,
- A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run accross it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested' and ' idiomatic .
See also
* approved * cited * documented * proved * supported English autological termsauthoritative
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron.
- This book is the world's most authoritative guide to insect breeding habits.
- He instructed us in that booming, authoritative voice of his.