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tyrannical

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ty·ran·ni·cal  (t-rn-kl, t-) also ty·ran·nic (-rnk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny: a tyrannical government.
2. Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive: a tyrannical supervisor.

ty·ranni·cal·ly adv.
ty·ranni·cal·ness n.

tyrannical [tɪˈrænɪkəl], tyrannic
adj
characteristic of or relating to a tyrant or to tyranny; oppressive
tyrannically  adv
tyrannicalness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.tyrannicaltyrannical - marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"
domineering - tending to domineer
2.tyrannicaltyrannical - characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
undemocratic - not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals; "the union broke with its past undemocratic procedures"

tyrannical
Translations
tyrannical [tɪˈrænɪkəl] ADJtiránico, tirano
tyrannical [tɪˈrænɪkəl] adjtyrannique
tyrannical [tɪˈrænɪkəl] tyrannic [tɪˈrænɪk] adjtirannico/a
tyrannical [tɪˈrænɪkəl] tyrannic [tɪˈrænɪk] adjtirannico/a


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He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
Nevertheless, as this young man was in the eye of the law not a man, but a thing, all these superior qualifications were subject to the control of a vulgar, narrow-minded, tyrannical master.
And one of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Machiavel, had the confidence to put in writing, almost in plain terms, That the Christian faith, had given up good men, in prey to those that are tyrannical and unjust.
 
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