Military powers quite dictatorial. --W. Irving.
[1913 Webster]
2. Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical; overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner. -- {Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ly}, adv. -- {Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
dictatorially — adverb in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues • Syn: ↑autocratically, ↑magisterially • Derived from adjective: ↑autocratic (for: ↑autocratically) … Useful english dictionary
dictatorially — adverb see dictatorial … New Collegiate Dictionary
dictatorially — See dictatorial. * * * … Universalium
dictatorially — adverb In a dictatorial manner … Wiktionary
dictatorially — adv. tyrannically, despotically oppressively … English contemporary dictionary
dictatorially — dic·ta·to·ri·al·ly … English syllables
dictatorial — dictatorially, adv. dictatorialness, n. /dik teuh tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a dictator or dictatorship. 2. appropriate to, or characteristic of, a dictator; absolute; unlimited: dictatorial powers in wartime. 3. inclined… … Universalium
autocratically — adverb 1. in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues • Syn: ↑dictatorially, ↑magisterially • Derived from adjective: ↑autocratic, ↑dictatorial (for … Useful english dictionary
magisterially — adverb 1. in an authoritative and magisterial manner she spoke authoritatively • Syn: ↑authoritatively • Derived from adjective: ↑magisterial, ↑authoritative (for: ↑authoritatively) … Useful english dictionary
dictatorial — adjective Date: 1701 1. a. of, relating to, or befitting a dictator < dictatorial power > b. ruled by a dictator 2. oppressive to or arrogantly overbearing toward others • dictatorially adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
