managerial
/ˌmænəˈd͡ʒɪɹi.əl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to a manager or management; involving management-like duties.
Example Sentences
- "Annesley, at all events, saw an important-looking gentleman with a managerial air. He listened gravely and patiently to his visitor's recital and then struck a desk-bell."
- "As I crisscrossed managerial circles in different corporations, becoming known in some segments of the corporate world and running into managers that I had met in the course of my search, often in odd places, my personal contacts increased as managers referred me to each other."
- "I left the kitchen and went over to Chuckʼs desk, feeling very managerial when I asked him to show me his progress."
- "Terry Gourvish, the lead author if the authorised commercial history of BR, described the new BTC structure thus: "The conclusion must be that the combination of a few undynamic railwaymen, underpaid full-timers (Commission and General Staff) and poorly-paid part-time businessmen was not a very potent managerial cocktail.""
- "The game was much bigger than it would have been before England’s managerial handover from Southgate, Carsley the focus of plenty of the attention."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Vulgar Latin *manizāre Old Italian maneggiareder.? Old French manegebor. Middle English *manage English manage Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English manager Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English managerial From manager + -ial.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌmænəˈd͡ʒɪɹi.əl/
- British English: /ˌmænɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹi.əl/
Inflected Forms
more managerial (comparative)
most managerial (superlative)