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DICTATORIALLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dictatorially mean?
• DICTATORIALLY (adverb)
The adverb DICTATORIALLY has 1 sense:
1. in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator
Familiarity information: DICTATORIALLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator
Synonyms:
autocratically; dictatorially; magisterially
Context example:
this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues
Pertainym:
dictatorial (expecting unquestioning obedience)
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