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Grammar : Adj
Spell : dik-tuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪk təˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-



Definition of dictatorial

Origin :
  • 1701; see dictator + -ial. Related: Dictatorially.
  • adj tyrannical, authoritarian
Example sentences :
  • It was inconceivable that this imperious and dictatorial man could be so blind.
  • Extract from : « The Finding of Haldgren » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • She was a lean, yellow, dictatorial young person with no conversation.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
  • But she was harsh-looking, had a harsh voice, and was dictatorial.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • He was so strong and dictatorial, so certain of his own judgment and opinions.
  • Extract from : « The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World » by Margaret Vandercook
  • It is the work of a cold, calculating, and dictatorial nature.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane
  • They were haughty and dictatorial because their associates were uncertain and divided.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane
  • Not that I was at all dictatorial—apparently I asked it as a favour.
  • Extract from : « Eliza » by Barry Pain
  • "Come on out now, and let her sleep," ordered the dictatorial Nell.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1919 » by Various
  • For, at sixteen, a girl cannot fast for long, and country air is dictatorial.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Pool » by George Sand
  • I was not much pleased with the dictatorial tone of this remark.
  • Extract from : « Pelham, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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