Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

directorial

/dɚɛktˈɔɹiəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: di-rec-to-ri-al
IPA: /dɚɛktˈɔɹiəl/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a director

adj

Of or pertaining to administration or to a directorate

Example Sentences

"The Seventies, that most directorial of decades."
"We cannot afford to disregard the evidence of directorial choices."
"After very warm debates, the result was, that the directorial minister of Mentz should make the strongest possible representations to the Emperor's principal commissary."
"The analysis ... is consistent with the fair treatment of directors and parties affected by directorial behaviour."

Etymology

From Latin dīrēctōrius + -al. By surface analysis, director + -ial.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: la:dīrēctōrius

Inflected Forms

more directorial (comparative) most directorial (superlative)

Derived Forms

directorially produceorial

Rhymes With

memorial editorial territorial tutorial pictorial equatorial senatorial dictatorial prosecutorial immemorial conspiratorial curatorial

Questions

How do you pronounce directorial?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɚɛktˈɔɹiəl/.
What does directorial mean?: Of or pertaining to a director
Where does directorial come from?: From Latin dīrēctōrius + -al. By surface analysis, director + -ial.

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