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conductorial

conductorial adjective: characteristic of a conductor (especially one who directs an orchestra).

Adjective

conductorial (comparative more conductorial, superlative most conductorial)

  1. Characteristic of a conductor (especially one who directs an orchestra)
    • If it had a flaw, it was in a tendency toward workaday tepidness. Mr. Maazel, for his part, gave a focused, dignified reading, and forbore from striking his repertory of conductorial poses until the score’s final page.2009 June 26, Allan Kozinn, “For His Finale, Maazel Musters Mahler’s Army”, in New York Times

Forms of conductorial

comparativemore conductorial
superlativemost conductorial

Origin of conductorial

From conductor + -ial.

Words that rhyme with conductorial

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Questions about conductorial

What does conductorial mean?
Conductorial means characteristic of a conductor (especially one who directs an orchestra).
What part of speech is conductorial?
Conductorial is an adjective.

Words near conductorial in the dictionary

  1. conductor rails
  2. conductoress
  3. conductoresses
  4. conductorette
  5. conductorettes
  6. conductorial
  7. conductorless
  8. conductorly
  9. conductors
  10. conductorship
  11. conductorships

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