Unsecretarial

//ˌʌnˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛəɹi.əl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Not secretarial; not befitting a secretary.

    "And so, after telling his private secretary, Meriwether Lewis, to brush up on such unsecretarial matters as natural science and the use of astronomical instruments..."

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"And so, after telling his private secretary, Meriwether Lewis, to brush up on such unsecretarial matters as natural science and the use of astronomical instruments..."

Etymology

From un- + secretarial.

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