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.
dictatorialness — noun see dictatorial … New Collegiate Dictionary
dictatorialness — noun The state or quality of being dictatorial … Wiktionary
dictatorialness — n. quality of dictator or tyrant … English contemporary dictionary
dictatorialness — dic·ta·to·ri·al·ness … English syllables
dictatorialness — noun see dictatorial … 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
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
dictatorial — /dɪktəˈtɔriəl/ (say diktuh tawreeuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to a dictator or a dictatorship. 2. appropriate to, or characteristic of, a dictator; absolute; unlimited. 3. inclined to dictate or command; imperious; overbearing: a dictatorial… …
