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Meaning of Dilbertian | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Relating to, or reminiscent of, Dilbert, a satirical American comic strip about a micromanaged white-collar office worker surrounded by ineptitude and corruption.

Examples

“Thus do the Dilbertian wars commence. Well-meaning engineers and project leaders try to bankrupt the company, while I try to sabotage their programs.”
“Common numbers like distances would never be expressed in megameters or nanomiles — it would bring us too close to the Dilbertian world of pocket protectors and calculator holsters.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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