tyrannical — index brutal, cruel, dictatorial, oppressive, relentless, severe, strict, stringent, tyrannous … Law dictionary
tyrannical — 1530s; see TYRANNY (Cf. tyranny) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Tyrannic was used in this sense from late 15c … Etymology dictionary
tyrannical — tyrannical, tyrannous despotic, arbitrary, *absolute, autocratic Analogous words: *dictatorial, authoritarian, magisterial: *totalitarian, authoritarian: domineering, imperious, *masterful … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tyrannical — [adj] despotic, oppressive authoritarian, autocratic, brutal, cruel, demanding, dictatorial, domineering, harsh, heavy handed*, ironhanded*, mean, overbearing, repressive, ruthless, totalitarian, tough, unjust; concepts 537,548 … New thesaurus
tyrannical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way. DERIVATIVES tyrannically adverb … English terms dictionary
tyrannical — [tə ran′i kəl, tiran′i kəl, tīran′i kəl] adj. [L tyrannicus < Gr tyrannikos] 1. of or suited to a tyrant; arbitrary; despotic 2. harsh, cruel, unjust, oppressive, etc.: Also tyrannic tyrannically adv … English World dictionary
Tyrannical — Tyrannic Ty*ran nic (?; 277), Tyrannical Ty*ran nic*al, a. [L. tyrannicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. tyrannique. See {Tyrant}.] Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tyrannical — adjective 1 behaving in a cruel and unfair way towards someone you have power over: a tyrannical father 2 tyrannical rules or laws etc are based on a system in which a single ruler uses their power unfairly: the tyrannical laws relating to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tyrannical — also tyrannic adjective Etymology: Latin tyrannicus, from Greek tyrannikos, from tyrannos tyrant Date: 15th century being or characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny ; despotic < tyrannical rule > < a tyrannical ruler > • tyrannically adverb • … New Collegiate Dictionary
tyrannical — ty|ran|ni|cal [tıˈrænıkəl] adj behaving in a cruel and unfair way towards someone you have power over ▪ a tyrannical parent ▪ tyrannical laws … Dictionary of contemporary English
