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oppressively

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op·pres·sive  (-prsv)
adj.
1. Difficult to bear; burdensome: oppressive laws.
2. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
3. Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit: oppressive weather. See Synonyms at burdensome.
op·pressive·ly adv.
op·pressive·ness n.
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Adv.1.oppressively - in a heavy and oppressive way; "it was oppressively hot in the office"


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