proprietorial

CEFRC1

/prəˌpraɪəˈtɔːriəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Showing the attitude of an owner toward something or someone.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Characteristic of or behaving like a proprietor or owner (of a thing); possessive.

Examples

  • He has a somewhat proprietorial attitude toward the company.

  • The speaker took a proprietorial view of his recent invention.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to ownership.

More examples

In context

  • The store owner showed a highly proprietorial attitude toward his merchandise.

  • “I'm pretty sure he did, Felix.” There was a proprietorial note in Rose's voice, to which I objected.

  • A superficially handsome young fellow had his arm round her, and he barred my way and told me something in proprietorial Flemish.

Synonyms

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He had a very blank attitude toward his staff, treating them as if they belonged to him.

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Origin

adjective

From proprietor + -ial.