dictatorial

English

Etymology

dictator +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɪktəˈtɔːɹɪəɫ]

Adjective

dictatorial (comparative more dictatorial, superlative most dictatorial)

1. of or pertaining to a dictator
2. in the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:bossy

Derived terms

• dictatorialism

Translations

of or pertaining to a dictator

• Armenian: բռնապետական (hy) (bṙnapetakan)
• Catalan: dictatorial (ca)
• French: dictatorial (fr)
• Galician: ditatorial
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• German: diktatorisch (de)
• Hungarian: diktátori
• Portuguese: ditatorial
• Russian: дикта́торский (ru) (diktátorskij)

in the manner of a dictator

• Catalan: dictatorial (ca)
• German: diktatorisch (de)
• Hungarian: diktatórikus (hu)
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• Latin: imperiōsus
• Portuguese: ditatorial
• Spanish: dictatorial, de ordeno y mando

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French

Etymology

From dictateur +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dik.ta.tɔ.ʁjal/

Adjective

dictatorial (feminine dictatoriale, masculine plural dictatoriaux, feminine plural dictatoriales)

1. dictatorial

Further reading

• “dictatorial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Portuguese

Adjective

1. Obsolete spelling of ditatorial.

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Spanish

Etymology

Formed from Latin dictator and the suffix -al.

Adjective

dictatorial m or f (masculine and feminine plural dictatoriales)

1. dictatorial

Derived terms

• antidictatorial

Related terms

• dictador

Further reading

• “dictatorial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014