"dictatory" meaning in English

See dictatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more dictatory [comparative], most dictatory [superlative], dictatorie [alternative]
Etymology: Latin dictatorius. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dictatorius}} Latin dictatorius Head templates: {{en-adj}} dictatory (comparative more dictatory, superlative most dictatory)
  1. dogmatical; overbearing; dictatorial
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Noun

Forms: dictatories [plural], dictatorie [alternative]
Etymology: Latin dictatorius. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dictatorius}} Latin dictatorius Head templates: {{en-noun}} dictatory (plural dictatories)
  1. (nonstandard) Synonym of dictate Tags: nonstandard Synonyms: dictate [synonym, synonym-of]
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  2. (nonstandard) Synonym of dictatorship Tags: nonstandard Synonyms: dictatorship [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-dictatory-en-noun-xBSKu4-U

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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