having or showing great authority having or showing great authority; dictatorial authoritative commanding and dignified **offensively self-assured or given to exercising unwarranted power having or showing great authority. ** offensively self-assured or given to exercising unwarranted power. Though she was only a third grade teacher, Ms. Martinet was magisterial in dealing with her class, lording over them like a queen. **This word has other definitions but this is the most important one for the GRE authoritative, masterful, dictatorial, overbearing authoritative; imperious showing impressive knowledge about a subject. à¦à¦°à§à¦¬à¦¿à¦¤ proud, elated, bloated, arrogant, haughty, magisterial à¦¶à¦¾à¦¸à¦-à¦¸à¦à¦à§à¦°à¦¾à¦¨à§à¦¤ magisterial, gubernatorial, managerial à¦¶à¦¾à¦¸à¦à¦¸à¦à¦à§à¦°à¦¾à¦¨à§à¦¤ magisterial. having or showing great authority. \\"a magisterial pronouncement\\" domineering; dictatorial. \\"he dropped his somewhat magisterial style of questioning\\" antonyms: hesitant, tentative