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Meanings of dictatorially in English

In an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator.

Usage of dictatorially in English
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As Tom Burton looked up in surprise, Hamilton went on rapidly and dictatorially.
Destiny
2
Not dictatorially so, but with a humorous, half-satirical insistence that was very engaging.
Winding Paths
3
Nor will I vote for Mrs McAleese: too dictatorially learned, a glib answer for everything.
The Irish Times
4
Frau von Eschenhagen shook her head and said dictatorially:
The Northern Light
5
He had spoken at great length and very dictatorially.
The Old Man in the Corner
6
He provided camels, and they had perforce to go, as they had been so dictatorially bidden.
Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman
7
Svea pointed dictatorially to the chair at the head of the table, and Eilert obeyed politely.
The ice princess
8
This woman certainly treated her son dictatorially.
A Confederacy of Dunces
9
In music, as we know, he retains the classical tastes he has always cultivated and sometimes dictatorially recommended.
William of Germany
10
This time Skeleton did not jerk back behind the arch, but flapped one bony paw urgently, dictatorially - clear off.
Shadowland
11
Holding in his hands the malachite casket that was the symbol of his triumph, the Duke smiled dictatorially at his darling.
Zuleika Dobson; Or, An Oxford Love Story
12
He lacked the temperament of an Emperor and he disliked the idea of trying to reign dictatorially, as a kind of modern-day Sulla.
Roma eterna
13
"You're not going to marry him, do you hear?" he said dictatorially.
The Secret Adversary
14
"You're to lie quite still," said Nance dictatorially, with lifted finger.
A Maid of the Silver Sea
15
"Nonsense, a man always has time to get married," declared Schönau, just as dictatorially.
The Northern Light
16
"Nonsense," returned Kitty dictatorially, "and if he IS cold, he can easily light those logs.
Sally Dows
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