dictatorial
[dɪktəˈtɔːɹɪəɫ]
dictatorial adjective: of or pertaining to a dictator.
Adjective
dictatorial (comparative more dictatorial, superlative most dictatorial)
- of or pertaining to a dictator
- 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...1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 202–203
dictatorial meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
dictatorial in Marathi
- of or pertaining to a dictator
- हुकूमशाही hukūmśāhī
dictatorial in Urdu
- آمرانہ
dictatorial in Bengali
- একনায়কের সঙ্গে সম্পর্কিত, একনায়কসুলভ, একনায়কের মতো আচরণকারী, অত্যধিক কঠোর, আদেশপ্রবণ
dictatorial in Malayalam
- സ്വേച്ഛാധിപതിയെ സംബന്ധിച്ച, ഒന്നിനെയും കൂസാത്ത, തന്നിഷ്ടക്കാരനായ, അനിയന്ത്രിതമായ
Synonyms of dictatorial
- bossy and arrogant
Forms of dictatorial
| comparative | more dictatorial |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dictatorial |
Origin of dictatorial
From dictator + -ial.
Words formed from dictatorial
Words that rhyme with dictatorial
- memorial
- monitorial
- territorial
- accessorial
- arboreal
- categorial
- equatorial
- factorial
- inquisitorial
- pictorial
- sartorial
- senatorial
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- tutorial
- accusatorial
- assessorial
- censorial
- combinatorial
- conspiratorial
- corporeal
- cursorial
- directorial
- editorial
- enchorial
- epichorial
- executorial
- grallatorial
- imperatorial
- incorporeal
- intracorporeal
- lavatorial
- marmoreal
- multifactorial
- observatorial
- piscatorial
- primorial
- promontorial
- proprietorial
- purgatorial
- rasorial
- responsorial
- saltatorial
- scansorial
- sectorial
- spectatorial
- suctorial
- tectorial
- uxorial
- vectorial
- advertorial
- agitatorial
- amatorial
- ambassadorial
- ambulatorial
- ancestorial
- armorial
- assertorial
- auctorial
- auditorial
- authorial
- boreal
Questions about dictatorial
- What does dictatorial mean?
- Dictatorial means of or pertaining to a dictator.
- What is dictatorial in Marathi?
- Dictatorial in Marathi is हुकूमशाही (hukūmśāhī). See Dictatorial meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is dictatorial?
- Dictatorial is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce dictatorial?
- Dictatorial is pronounced [dɪktəˈtɔːɹɪəɫ] (UK).
Words near dictatorial in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dictatorial (page history and authors); dictatorial (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dictatorial (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dictatorial (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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