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tyrannic, a.|tɪ-, taɪˈrænɪk|
Also 7 tir-.
[ad. L. tyrannicus, a. Gr. τυραννικός, f. τύραννος tyrant; cf. F. tyrannique (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), Pg. tyrannico, Sp. tiranico, It. tirannico.]
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1491Caxton Vitas Patr. (W. de W. 1495) ii. 272/2 We wyll dyscerne thabstynence dyuyne & holsome fro that whiche is tyrannyke & dyabolyke. c1636Denham Passion of Dido 115 Ah cruel Love!.. Again she feels the smart Of a fresh wound from his tyrannic dart. 1695Blackmore Pr. Arth. i. 52 The Pow'r of Hell and Sin's Tyrannick Yoke. 1704Pope Windsor For. 74 The oppressor ruled tyrannick where he durst. 1768H. Walpole Hist. Doubts 63 Henry was a tyrannic husband. 1793Burke Cond. Minority Wks. VII. 267 Unprovoked rebellion and tyrannick usurpation. 1829Hood Dream of Eugene A. xxvii, One stern tyrannic thought, that made All other thoughts its slave. 1868G. Duff Pol. Surv. 85 The Anglo-Saxon, amongst weaker races, is apt to join the tyrannic School. |