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.
dictatorial — dictatorial, iale, iaux [ diktatɔrjal, jo ] adj. • 1777; de dictateur, d apr. sénatorial ♦ Qui appartient au dictateur, qui a rapport à la dictature. Pouvoirs dictatoriaux. Régime dictatorial. ⇒ autoritaire. Fig. Ton dictatorial. ⇒ impérieux. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
dictatorial — DICTATORIÁL, Ă, dictatoriali, e, adj. De dictator; autoritar; impus cu forţa. [pr.: ri al] – Din fr. dictatorial. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 DICTATORIÁL adj. v. tiranic. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime … … Dicționar Român
dictatorial — dictatorial, magisterial, authoritarian, dogmatic, doctrinaire, oracular are comparable in the sense of imposing or having the manner or disposition of one who imposes his will or his opinions upon others. Dictatorial implies the powers of a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dictatorial — adjetivo 1. Del dictador o de la dictadura: pode res dictatoriales, gobierno dictatorial, carácter dictatorial. 2. Que se comporta como si fuera un dictador: Este profesor es un poco dictatorial … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
dictatorial — [dik΄tə tôr′ē əl] adj. of, like, or characteristic of a dictator; tyrannical; domineering dictatorially adv. SYN. DICTATORIAL implies the domineering, autocratic methods or manner of a dictator [the dictatorial enunciation of his opinions ];… … English World dictionary
dictatorial — I adjective absolutistic, arbitrary, arrogant, authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, censorious, commanding, compelling, controlling, despotic, dictatorius, dogmatic, domineering, enslaving, exacting, fanatic, fascist, highhanded, imperative … Law dictionary
dictatorial — dictatorial, ale (di kta to ri al, a l ) adj. Qui appartient au dictateur. Des pouvoirs dictatoriaux. ÉTYMOLOGIE Dictateur … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
dictatorial — 1701; see DICTATOR (Cf. dictator) + AL (Cf. al) (1) … Etymology dictionary
dictatorial — [adj] tyrannical, authoritarian absolute, arbitrary, arrogant, autocratic, bossy, clamorous, crack the whip*, despotic, dictative, doctrinaire, dogmatic, domineering, egotistic, firm, haughty, imperative, imperious, ironhanded, oppressive,… … New thesaurus
dictatorial — 1. adj. dictatorio. 2. Dicho de un poder, de una facultad, etc.: Absolutos, arbitrarios, no sujetos a las leyes … Diccionario de la lengua española
