secretarylike
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Etymology edit
Adjective edit
secretarylike (comparative more secretarylike, superlative most secretarylike)
- Resembling or characteristic of a secretary.
- 1988, Gary N Powell, Women and men in management:
- They may be further stereotyped by being assigned secretarylike functions in groups or by being given jobs that reflect their presumed feminine capabilities […]
- 2004, Neal Thompson, Light this candle: the life and times of Alan Shepard, America's first spaceman:
- The secretarylike job bored him, and he immediately requested a transfer to the gunnery division...
Translations edit
resembling or characteristic of a secretary
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