tyrannical ruler

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• 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 — tyrannically, adv. tyrannicalness, n. /ti ran i keuhl, tuy /, adj. 1. of or characteristic of a tyrant. 2. unjustly cruel, harsh, or severe; arbitrary or oppressive; despotic: a tyrannical ruler. Also, tyrannic. [1530 40; < L tyrannic(us) ( < Gk… …   Universalium

• 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

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