Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dictatorially

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dic-ta-to-ri-al-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a dictatorial manner.

Example Sentences

"The barber's lad, it appeared, was about to pass a professional judgment on her own, when he was dictatorially ordered by the fur-shop girl to hold what she called his "mug.""

Etymology

Etymology tree English dictatorial Middle English -ly English -ly English dictatorially From dictatorial + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more dictatorially (comparative) most dictatorially (superlative)

Synonyms

autocratically magisterially

Questions

What does dictatorially mean?: In a dictatorial manner.
Where does dictatorially come from?: Etymology tree English dictatorial Middle English -ly English -ly English dictatorially From dictatorial + -ly.

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