secretarylike

English

Etymology

secretary + -like

Adjective

secretarylike (comparative more secretarylike, superlative most secretarylike)

  1. 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...

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