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commandingly

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com·mand·ing  (k-mndng)
adj.
1. Having command; controlling.
2. Dominating, as by magnitude or position: took a commanding lead at the polls; a commanding view of the ocean.
com·manding·ly adv.
com·manding·ness n.
Translations
commandingly [kəˈmɑːndɪŋlɪ] ADV [speak] → de forma autoritaria, imperiosamente
commandingly
adv speak → gebieterisch
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