Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burocratic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buro-crat-ic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Nonstandard spelling of bureaucratic.

Example Sentences

"… 1962 Style Book, p63, specifies the following: aging, altho, ameba, analog, apolog, burocracy, burocratic, …"
"… but always there is some thing forgotten or a detail wanting in these burocratic times …"
"Particularly in large companies, it may be difficult or even impossible for research and development people to access data processed in operation departments due to legal, political, or burocratic constraints."
"But there is an astonishing aspect of the official treatment of emancipados in burocratic documents of the colonial state."
"Veto Players and Decision-making in the EU After Nice: Policy Stability and Burocratic/Judicial Discretion …"

Etymology

From burocrat + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: burocrat

Inflected Forms

more burocratic (comparative) most burocratic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

administrative

Questions

What does burocratic mean?: Nonstandard spelling of bureaucratic.
Where does burocratic come from?: From burocrat + -ic.

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