oppressive (s)
tyrannical (s)
tyrannous (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
examples the oppressive government
oppressive laws
a tyrannical parent
tyrannous disregard of human rights
Outgoing links
Similar to domineering
Derivationally related form tyrannous → tyrant; tyrannous → tyrant
Derivationally related form tyrannical → tyranny
Derivationally related form oppressive → oppressiveness; oppressive → oppress
Derivationally related form oppressive → oppress
Incoming links
Similar to domineering
Derivationally related form oppressiveness → oppressive; oppress → oppressive
Derivationally related form tyrant → tyrannous; tyrant → tyrannous
Derivationally related form tyranny → tyrannical
Derivationally related form oppress → oppressive

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