dictatorial

[ dik-tuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to a dictator or dictatorship.

  2. appropriate to, or characteristic of, a dictator; absolute; unlimited: dictatorial powers in wartime.

  1. inclined to dictate or command; imperious; overbearing: a dictatorial attitude.

Origin of dictatorial

1
First recorded in 1695–1705; from Latin dictātōri(us) (from dictā(re) “to say repeatedly, order, prescribe” + -tōrius -tory1) + -al1

Other words for dictatorial

Other words from dictatorial

  • dic·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
  • dic·ta·to·ri·al·ness, noun
  • non·dic·ta·to·ri·al, adjective
  • non·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
  • non·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ness, noun
  • sem·i·dic·ta·to·ri·al, adjective
  • sem·i·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
  • sem·i·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ness, noun
  • un·dic·ta·to·ri·al, adjective
  • un·dic·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for dictatorial

dictatorial

/ (ˌdɪktəˈtɔːrɪəl) /


adjective
  1. of or characteristic of a dictator

  2. tending to dictate; tyrannical; overbearing

Derived forms of dictatorial

  • dictatorially, adverb
  • dictatorialness, noun

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