secretarial

[ sek-ri-tair-ee-uhl ]

adjective

1. noting, of, or pertaining to a secretary or a secretary's skills and work:

   a secretarial school.

Other Words From

• nonsec·re·tari·al adjective
• subsec·re·tari·al adjective
• unsec·re·tari·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of secretarial¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; secretary + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Raised on a steady diet of war stories, and with a chain-smoking aunt who gave her eyesight and two arms to the cause, the pair join the IRA intending to do more than secretarial work.

From Salon

“It’s a disaster,” said Brewer, 69, who works part time after running a secretarial and legal and medical transcription small business.

From Seattle Times

He finished high school, earned a college degree in legal secretarial work and got married.

From Los Angeles Times

And it does: seasoned professionals finding energy in the enthusiasm of young upstarts, who are themselves eager to step out of the secretarial pool and into the front windows of bookstores across America.

From Los Angeles Times

It was slow and often tedious … and I find this hard to imagine, but apparently, by World War II, it was seen as sort of secretarial work.

From Scientific American