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unsecretarial

UK/ˌʌnˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛəɹi.əl/US/ˌʌnˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛɹi.əl/

unsecretarial adjective: not secretarial; not befitting a secretary.

Adjective

unsecretarial (comparative more unsecretarial, superlative most unsecretarial)

  1. Not secretarial; not befitting a secretary.
    • And so, after telling his private secretary, Meriwether Lewis, to brush up on such unsecretarial matters as natural science and the use of astronomical instruments...1979, David Sievert Lavender, Land of giants: the drive to the Pacific Northwest, 1750-1950

Forms of unsecretarial

comparativemore unsecretarial
superlativemost unsecretarial

Origin of unsecretarial

From un- + secretarial.

Words that rhyme with unsecretarial

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Questions about unsecretarial

What does unsecretarial mean?
Unsecretarial means not secretarial; not befitting a secretary.
What part of speech is unsecretarial?
Unsecretarial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unsecretarial?
Unsecretarial is pronounced /ˌʌnˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛəɹi.əl/ (UK).

Words near unsecretarial in the dictionary

  1. unseceding
  2. unsecluded
  3. unseconded
  4. unsecrecy
  5. unsecret
  6. unsecretarial
  7. unsecreted
  8. unsecreting
  9. unsecretive
  10. unsecretively
  11. unsecretiveness

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