Dictatorially

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dictatorial \Dic`ta*to"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. dictatorial.]
     1. Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute.
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              Military powers quite dictatorial.    --W. Irving.
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     2. Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical;
        overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner. --
        {Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ly}, adv. -- {Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dictatorially
       adv : in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; "this
             manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues" [syn:
              {autocratically}, {magisterially}]