English

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Etymology

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authority +‎ -wise

Adverb

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authoritywise (not comparable)

  1. With regard to authority.
    • 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):
      Gina Winthrop: Allen Gregory, I am your teacher and I need you to respect that.
      Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Oh, no, no, no, no, no, I totally will respect that, if you can respect that we are on the same exact level authoritywise.
      Gina Winthrop: Okay, that is absolutely not the case.