Bureautic

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    office automation uncountable
  2. 2
    a person suffering from bureausis
Adjective
  1. 1
    bureaucratic rare
  2. 2
    of or pertaining to office automation not-comparable

Etymology

Etymology 1

A shortened form of bureaucratic.

Etymology 2

From French bureautique (“office automation”).

Etymology 3

Substantive adjective formed from the disorder bureausis (“psychological aversion to bureaucracies and bureaucratic behavior”).

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