Meanings
comparative more dictatorially · superlative most dictatorially
- In a dictatorial manner.
The barber's lad, it appeared, was about to pass a professional judgment on her own, when he was dictatorially ordered by the fur-shop girl to hold what she called his "mug."
1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 89
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan dictatorialment
- dictatorialmentin a dictatorial manner
Finnish diktatorisesti
- diktatorisestiin a dictatorial manner
French dictatorialement
- dictatorialementin a dictatorial manner
Hungarian diktatórikusan
- diktatórikusanin a dictatorial manner
Italian dittatorialmente, dittatoriamente
- dittatorialmentein a dictatorial manner
- dittatoriamentein a dictatorial manner
Portuguese ditatorialmente
- ditatorialmentein a dictatorial manner
Spanish dictatorialmente
- dictatorialmentein a dictatorial manner
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dictatorially. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dictatorially
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