Meanings
adjectivebureaupathic (comparative more bureaupathic, superlative most bureaupathic)
comparative more bureaupathic · superlative most bureaupathic
- Following bureaucracy to the point of harming business operations or upsetting customers.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
- Latinburrus
- Latinburra
- Old French*bure
- Old Frenchburel
- Frenchbureau
- Proto-Indo-European*kret-
- Ancient Greekκρᾰ́τος (krắtos)
- Frenchbureaucratie
- Frenchbureaucrate
- Frenchbureaucratie
- Frenchbureaucratique
- Englishbureaucratic
- Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
- Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
- Englishbureaupathic
Blend of bureaucratic + -pathic.
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