dictatorial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- [dɪktəˈtɔːɹɪəɫ] (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin dictō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin dictātorbor. English dictator Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English dictatorial From dictator + -ial.
Meanings
- of or pertaining to a dictator
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in the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others.
"It was chiefly on account of his father," replied the Doctor, addressing the General, "that Philimore persevered in so rigidly keeping the secret of his attachment, having been once told by him, in the language of worldly dictatorial authority, that he would sooner follow him to the grave than that he should see him marry without fortune[…]
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 202–203:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most dictatorial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more dictatorial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dictatorialness · nondictatorial · undictatorial · postdictatorial · dictatorially · dictatorialism · dictatoriality
Synonyms
Translations (32)
de diktatorisch (in the manner of a dictator) · gv ard-smaghtagh (of or pertaining to a dictator) · fr dictatorial (of or pertaining to a dictator) · be дыкта́тарскі (of or pertaining to a dictator) · ca dictatorial (in the manner of a dictator) · fi diktaattori- (of or pertaining to a dictator) · es dictatorial (in the manner of a dictator) · gv ardreillagh (of or pertaining to a dictator) · pt ditatorial (of or pertaining to a dictator) · mr हुकूमशाही (of or pertaining to a dictator) · hy բռնապետական (of or pertaining to a dictator) · ka დიქტატორიული (of or pertaining to a dictator) · sv diktatorisk (in the manner of a dictator) · gl ditatorial (of or pertaining to a dictator) · fi diktaattorin (of or pertaining to a dictator) · pt ditatorial (in the manner of a dictator) · el δικτατορικός (of or pertaining to a dictator) · sv diktatorisk (of or pertaining to a dictator) · ca dictatorial (of or pertaining to a dictator) · es de ordeno y mando (in the manner of a dictator) · el δικτατορικός (in the manner of a dictator) · la imperiōsus (in the manner of a dictator) · pl dyktatorski (of or pertaining to a dictator) · hu diktátori (of or pertaining to a dictator) · hu diktatórikus (in the manner of a dictator) · fi diktaattorin (in the manner of a dictator) · ru дикта́торский (of or pertaining to a dictator) · uk дикта́торський (in the manner of a dictator) · de diktatorisch (of or pertaining to a dictator) · uk дикта́торський (of or pertaining to a dictator) · ka დიქტატორიული (in the manner of a dictator) · fi diktaattorimainen (in the manner of a dictator)