Adjective or adverb

[nq:1]I have a problem with this sentence: Her father reacted authoritarian and selfish. Normally, it must be the adverb in both cases, but that sounds odd to me with "authoritarian". What would you suggest as correct?[/nq]
How about
Her father's reaction was authoritarian and selfish.

Or you could come over all colloquial and write
Here father came over all authoritarian and

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A common way of writing this would be
Her father reacted in an authoritarian and selfish manner.

Richard Maurer To reply, remove half
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[nq:1]I have a problem with this sentence: Her father reacted authoritarian and selfish. Normally, it must be the adverb in both cases, but that sounds odd to me with "authoritarian". What would you suggest as correct?[/nq]
Her father acted authoritarian and selfish.

[nq:2]I have a problem with this sentence: Her father reacted ... to me with "authoritarian". What would you suggest as correct?[/nq]
[nq:1]Her father acted authoritarian and selfish.[/nq]
Hmm. That's horrible.
Try:
Her father acted authoritatively and selfishly.
Her father was authoritarian and acted selfishly.

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[nq:2]Her father acted authoritarian and selfish.[/nq]
[nq:1]Hmm. That's horrible. Try: Her father acted authoritatively and selfishly. Her father was authoritarian and acted selfishly.[/nq]
Might as well go all the way: "behaved selfishly." Wouldn't want anyone to think it was all a pose.
Authoritarian and selfish are a strange combination, come to think of it.

Bob Lieblich

[nq:2]Her father acted authoritarian and selfish.[/nq]
[nq:1]Hmm. That's horrible. Try: Her father acted authoritatively and selfishly. Her father was authoritarian and acted selfishly.[/nq]
Do you consider "authoritatively" to be a synonym for "authoritarian"?

[nq:2]Hmm. That's horrible. Try: Her father acted authoritatively and selfishly. Her father was authoritarian and acted selfishly.[/nq]
[nq:1]Do you consider "authoritatively" to be a synonym for "authoritarian"?[/nq]
No. The first is an adverb, and the second is an adjective. It is the best adverb I could find. The meanings of the two words are extremely close, I think.
Main Entry: au

[nq:2]Do you consider "authoritatively" to be a synonym for "authoritarian"?[/nq]
[nq:1]No. The first is an adverb, and the second is an adjective. It is the best adverb I could find. The meanings of the two words are extremely close, I think.[/nq]
I do know what they mean, but I don't think they are anything close to being interchangeable. There's a perceived meaning difference.

[nq:1]Hmm. That's horrible.[/nq]
How about a folksy register then?
Her father acted all authoritarian and selfishlike.

[nq:1]Hello everybody! I have a problem with this sentence: Her father reacted authoritarian and selfish.[/nq]
Selfish is a adjective so is authoritarian. So " Her father was both authoritarian and selfish." would be very close to the original sentence. If you want adverbs... " Her father reacted both selfishly and in an authoritarian manner." Unfortunately there is no adverb "authoritarianly"