tyrannical
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ty·ran·ni·cal
adjective \tə-ˈra-ni-kəl, tī-\Definition of TYRANNICAL
— ty·ran·ni·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— ty·ran·ni·cal·ness \-kəl-nəs\ noun
See Variants of TYRANNICAL
ty·ran·ni·cal also ty·ran·nic \-nik\
Examples of TYRANNICAL
- Everyone was afraid of their overbearing and tyrannical boss.
- <a tyrannical ruler whose terrible reign was marked by unceasing violence>
Origin of TYRANNICAL
Latin tyrannicus, from Greek tyrannikos, from tyrannos tyrant
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to TYRANNICAL
- Synonyms
- arbitrary, autocratic (also autocratical), czarist (also tsarist or tzarist), despotic, dictatorial, monocratic, absolute (also tyrannic), tyrannous
- Antonyms
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