unsecretarial

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UK/ˌʌnˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛəɹi.əl/US/ˌʌnˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛɹi.əl/

adjective

Not secretarial; not befitting a secretary.

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Meanings

adjectiveunsecretarial (comparative more unsecretarial, superlative most unsecretarial)

comparative more unsecretarial · superlative most unsecretarial

  1. Not secretarial; not befitting a secretary.

    And so, after telling his private secretary, Meriwether Lewis, to brush up on such unsecretarial matters as natural science and the use of astronomical instruments...

    1979, David Sievert Lavender, Land of giants: the drive to the Pacific Northwest, 1750-1950

Origin

From un- + secretarial.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unsecretarial

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Cite this entry
APA

unsecretarial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsecretarial

MLA

“unsecretarial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsecretarial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsecretarial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsecretarial.

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