Meanings
comparative more dictatorial · superlative most dictatorial
- of or pertaining to a dictator
- in the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others.
1 more example
"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[…]
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 202–203
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveexpecting unquestioning obedience
adjectivecharacteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*déyḱeti
- Proto-Italic*deikō
- Latindīcō
- Latindictō
- Latindictātor
- Englishdictator
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishdictatorial
Translations
Catalan dictatorial, dictatorial
- dictatorialof or pertaining to a dictator
- dictatorialin the manner of a dictator
Finnish diktaattori-, diktaattorin
- diktaattori-of or pertaining to a dictator
- diktaattorinof or pertaining to a dictator
- diktaattorinin the manner of a dictator
- diktaattorimainenin the manner of a dictator
French dictatorial
- dictatorialof or pertaining to a dictator
German diktatorisch, diktatorisch
- diktatorischof or pertaining to a dictator
- diktatorischin the manner of a dictator
Greek δικτατορικός, δικτατορικός
- δικτατορικός (diktatorikós)of or pertaining to a dictator
- δικτατορικός (diktatorikós)in the manner of a dictator
Hungarian diktátori, diktatórikus
- diktátoriof or pertaining to a dictator
- diktatórikusin the manner of a dictator
Latin imperiōsus
- imperiōsusin the manner of a dictator
Polish dyktatorski
- dyktatorskiof or pertaining to a dictator
Portuguese ditatorial, ditatorial
- ditatorialof or pertaining to a dictator
- ditatorialin the manner of a dictator
Russian дикта́торский
- дикта́торский (diktátorskij)of or pertaining to a dictator
Spanish dictatorial, de ordeno y mando
- dictatorialin the manner of a dictator
- de ordeno y mandoin the manner of a dictator
Swedish diktatorisk, diktatorisk
- diktatoriskof or pertaining to a dictator
- diktatoriskin the manner of a dictator
Ukrainian дикта́торський, дикта́торський
- дикта́торський (dyktátorsʹkyj)of or pertaining to a dictator
- дикта́торський (dyktátorsʹkyj)in the manner of a dictator
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dictatorial
Cite this entry
dictatorial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dictatorial
“dictatorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dictatorial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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