Meanings
adjectivesecretarylike (comparative more secretarylike, superlative most secretarylike)
comparative more secretarylike · superlative most secretarylike
- Resembling or characteristic of a secretary.
The secretarylike job bored him, and he immediately requested a transfer to the gunnery division...
2004, Neal Thompson, Light this candle: the life and times of Alan Shepard, America's first spaceman1 more example
They may be further stereotyped by being assigned secretarylike functions in groups or by being given jobs that reflect their presumed feminine capabilities […]
1988, Gary N Powell, Women and men in management
Origin
Translations
Finnish sihteerimäinen
- sihteerimäinenresembling or characteristic of a secretary
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