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

Never mind that ownership had just followed the splashy managerial hire of Lou Piniella by investing in big-ticket free agents Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez, along with eight-figure deals for Ted Lilly, Jason Marquis and Mark DeRosa. —Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

More uncertainty followed Turner into July, as France’s Olympique Lyonnais tried to abandon signing him from Nottingham Forest amid the club’s financial turmoil and managerial changes. —Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025

With a looming decision on how to fill both the chief soccer officer role and the permanent managerial role, Sporting will have even more decisions to make on the roster and beyond this coming Winter. —Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025

There is no arguing with Cashman, who deserves some credit for one of the busiest deadline days in his long general managerial tenure. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 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