despotic
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.des·pot·ic
adjective \des-ˈpä-tik, dis-\Definition of DESPOTIC
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a despot
— des·pot·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Examples of DESPOTIC
- <a nation ruled by a series of despotic rulers, each seemingly worse than the last>
- <the despotic coach demands that his players obey him without question>
First Known Use of DESPOTIC
1604
Related to DESPOTIC
- Synonyms
- arbitrary, autocratic (also autocratical), czarist (also tsarist or tzarist), absolute, dictatorial, monocratic, tyrannical (also tyrannic), tyrannous
- Antonyms
- limited
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