dictative

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

dictative (comparative more dictative, superlative most dictative)

  1. dictatorial
    • 1851, Joshua Toulmin Smith, Local Self-government and Centralization, page 328:
      The one principle is truly educational; the other is dictative. The one principle embodies the idea and fact of manly freedom; the other, the idea and fact of degrading tyranny.