adj
Meaning 1
Exessively strict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dogmatical, overbearing, dictatorial
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dictatory
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noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of dictate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dictate
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of dictatorship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, obsolete
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:dictatories.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dictatorship
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Classical Latin dictātōrius. By surface analysis, dictate + -ory.
From Middle French dictatorie, from Classical Latin dictātor + Middle French -ie. By surface analysis, dictate + -ory.