tyrannous
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adjective \ˈtir-ə-nəs\Definition of TYRANNOUS
: marked by tyranny; especially : unjustly severe <tyrannous new laws>
— tyr·an·nous·ly adverb
See Examples of TYRANNOUS
- <studied the tyrannous rule of Stalin, communist dictator of the Soviet Union>
- <my older sister is a tyrannous bore who isn't happy unless she's in charge>
First Known Use of TYRANNOUS
15th century
Related to TYRANNOUS
- Synonyms
- arbitrary, autocratic (also autocratical), czarist (also tsarist or tzarist), despotic, dictatorial, monocratic, tyrannical (also tyrannic), absolute
- Antonyms
- limited
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