dictatorial
English
Etymology
dictator + -ial.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [dɪktəˈtɔːɹɪəɫ]
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.
- 1838, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Duty and Inclination, volume III, London: Henry Colburn, pages 202–203:
- "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 that he should see him marry without fortune […]
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Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:bossy and arrogant
Derived terms
- dictatorialism
Translations
of or pertaining to a dictator
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in the manner of a dictator
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Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /dik.tə.to.ɾiˈal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /dik.tə.tu.ɾiˈal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /dik.ta.to.ɾiˈal/
Adjective
dictatorial (masculine and feminine plural dictatorials)
- dictatorial
Related terms
- dictador
Further reading
- “dictatorial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “dictatorial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “dictatorial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “dictatorial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From dictateur + -ial.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dik.ta.tɔ.ʁjal/
Adjective
dictatorial (feminine dictatoriale, masculine plural dictatoriaux, feminine plural dictatoriales)
- dictatorial
Further reading
- “dictatorial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Adjective
dictatorial m or f (plural dictatoriais)
- Obsolete spelling of ditatorial
Romanian
Etymology
From French dictatorial.
Adjective
dictatorial m or n (feminine singular dictatorială, masculine plural dictatoriali, feminine and neuter plural dictatoriale)
- dictatorial
Declension
Declension of dictatorial
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | dictatorial | dictatorială | dictatoriali | dictatoriale | ||
definite | dictatorialul | dictatoriala | dictatorialii | dictatorialele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | dictatorial | dictatoriale | dictatoriali | dictatoriale | ||
definite | dictatorialului | dictatorialei | dictatorialilor | dictatorialelor |
Spanish
Etymology
Formed from Latin dictator and the suffix -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diɡtatoˈɾjal/ [d̪iɣ̞.t̪a.t̪oˈɾjal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: dic‧ta‧to‧rial
Adjective
dictatorial (plural dictatoriales)
- dictatorial
Derived terms
- antidictatorial
- dictatorialmente
Related terms
- dictador
Further reading
- “dictatorial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014