managerial

adjective

man·​a·​ge·​ri·​al ˌma-nə-ˈjir-ē-əl 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of management (as of a business) or a manager

managerial qualities/skills

a job that requires managerial experience

was hired for a managerial position

managerial problems

managerially

ˌma-nə-ˈjir-ē-ə-lē 

adverb

… wants all his employees to be able to think managerially, and he also wants to identify those with the potential to become good managers.

—Inc.

Synonyms

• administrative
• directorial

Examples of managerial in a Sentence

her managerial style is very direct and detail-oriented

Recent Examples on the Web

Panicking your way into poor decisions off the back of a few bad results is, sadly, how the managerial merry-go-round often operates. —Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

His background, which is focused on brain aging and cancer, doesn’t seem to point to an environmental health focus and doesn’t include managerial experience. —ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2025

Kurt Suzuki is starting his managerial career on the hot seat. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025

The San Francisco Giants have completed their managerial search, per reports from Pete Thamel and Jeff Passan of ESPN. —Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for managerial

• immaterial
• magisterial
• ministerial
• nonmaterial
• presbyterial
• antibacterial
• biomaterial
• mycobacterial
• arterial
• bacterial
• ethereal
• funereal