tyrannous
Use Tyrannous in a sentence
ə adjective
Related forms
tyr·an·nous·ly, adverb
tyr·an·nous·ness, noun
non·tyr·an·nous, adjective
non·tyr·an·nous·ly, adverb
non·tyr·an·nous·ness, noun
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tyranny (ˈtɪrənɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -nies | |
| 1. | a. government by a tyrant or tyrants; despotism |
| b. similarly oppressive and unjust government by more than one person | |
| 2. | arbitrary, unreasonable, or despotic behaviour or use of authority: the teacher's tyranny |
| 3. | any harsh discipline or oppression: the tyranny of the clock |
| 4. | a political unit ruled by a tyrant |
| 5. | (esp in ancient Greece) government by a usurper |
| 6. | a tyrannical act |
| [C14: from Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Latin tyrannus | |
| 'tyrannous | |
| —adj | |
| 'tyrannously | |
| —adv | |
| 'tyrannousness | |
| —n | |
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Tyrannous
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
So, if one is in a minority, one has no claim against a tyrannous majority.
Such usurp ing and tyrannous effrontery should be hissed down by the whole state.
The governments they fight, no matter how tyrannous, do.
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