dictatorially en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English dictatorial Middle English -ly English -ly English dictatorially From dictatorial + -ly.
Meanings
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In a dictatorial manner.
The barber's lad, it appeared, was about to pass a professional judgment on her own, when he was dictatorially ordered by the fur-shop girl to hold what she called his "mug."
1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 89:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dictatorially | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dictatorially | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
it dittatoriamente (in a dictatorial manner) · fr dictatorialement (in a dictatorial manner) · es dictatorialmente (in a dictatorial manner) · gl ditatorialmente (in a dictatorial manner) · pt ditatorialmente (in a dictatorial manner) · hu diktatórikusan (in a dictatorial manner) · it dittatorialmente (in a dictatorial manner) · ca dictatorialment (in a dictatorial manner) · fi diktatorisesti (in a dictatorial manner) · ka დიქტატორულად (in a dictatorial manner)