different between overbearing vs magisterial

English

Etymology

From overbear (“to bear down (on)”) +? -ing.

Verb

overbearing

1. present participle of overbear

Adjective

overbearing (comparative more overbearing, superlative most overbearing)

1. Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.

Synonyms

• demanding, dictatorial, dominant, haughty, high-handed
• See also Thesaurus:bossy
• See also Thesaurus:arrogant

Derived terms

• overbearingly
• overbearingness

Translations

Further reading

• overbearing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• overbearing in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• overbearing at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From Late Latin magisterialis, from Latin magisterium.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mad???st?????l/

Adjective

magisterial (comparative more magisterial, superlative most magisterial)

1. Befitting the status or skill of a magister or master; authoritative, masterly.
   • 2013, Angus Deaton, The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality:

     The economist and demographer David Lam, in his magisterial 2011 presidential address to the Population Association of America, identified the keys to global prosperity in the face of record rates of population growth.

2. Of or pertaining to a master, magistrate, the magisterium, or one in authority.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 622:

     Instead a ‘magisterial’ Reformation was created: these were the Protestant movements led by the magistri, the theologically educated masters, and magistrates of all descriptions – kings, princes, city councils.

3. Pertaining to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery.

Derived terms

• magisteriality
• magisterially
• magisterialness

Spanish

Adjective

magisterial (plural magisteriales)

1. magisterial, magistral