tyrannical
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ɪ adjective
1.
of or characteristic of a tyrant.
2.
unjustly cruel, harsh, or severe; arbitrary or oppressive; despotic: a tyrannical ruler.
Also, ty·ran·nic.
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin tyrannic(us) (< Greek tyrannikós, equivalent to týrann(os) tyrant + -ikos -ic) + -al1
1530–40; < Latin tyrannic(us) (< Greek tyrannikós, equivalent to týrann(os) tyrant + -ikos -ic) + -al1
Related forms
ty·ran·ni·cal·ly, adverb
ty·ran·ni·cal·ness, noun
non·ty·ran·nic, adjective
non·ty·ran·ni·cal, adjective
non·ty·ran·ni·cal·ly, adverb
non·ty·ran·ni·cal·ness, noun
pre·ty·ran·ni·cal, adjective
qua·si-ty·ran·ni·cal, adjective
qua·si-ty·ran·ni·cal·ly, adverb
un·ty·ran·nic, adjective
un·ty·ran·ni·cal, adjective
un·ty·ran·ni·cal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
2. dictatorial; imperious, domineering.
2. dictatorial; imperious, domineering.
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| characteristic of or relating to a tyrant or to tyranny; oppressive | |
| tyrannic or tyrannic | |
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| ty'rannically or tyrannic | |
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| ty'rannicalness or tyrannic | |
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Example sentences
He was criticized by some colleagues and compatriots for being vain, inscrutable, tyrannical and too much the aristocrat.
To think someone's little pistol or shotgun is ample weaponry to overthrow a tyrannical government is silly.
She is coarse and coy, wise and foolish, vulnerable and tyrannical.
In my opinion, this film was created to bring awareness to the tyrannical repression of alternative ideas.
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