Conductorial
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characteristic of a conductor (especially one who directs an orchestra)
"If it had a flaw, it was in a tendency toward workaday tepidness. Mr. Maazel, for his part, gave a focused, dignified reading, and forbore from striking his repertory of conductorial poses until the score’s final page."
Example
More examples"If it had a flaw, it was in a tendency toward workaday tepidness. Mr. Maazel, for his part, gave a focused, dignified reading, and forbore from striking his repertory of conductorial poses until the score’s final page."
Etymology
From conductor + -ial.
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