commanding

(kə mandiŋ, -män-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

command

adjective

  1. having authority; controlling or dominating
  2. impressive, esp. in a dignified or imperial way
  3. controlling or dominating by position: a commanding hilltop
  4. very large: a commanding lead

See commanding in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Having command; controlling.
  2. Dominating, as by magnitude or position: took a commanding lead at the polls; a commanding view of the ocean.

Related Forms:

  • com·mandˈing·ly adverb
  • com·mandˈing·ness noun

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