† tyrannialadj.
Obsolete.
= tyrannic adj.
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society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective]
tyrannish1390
oppressinga1475
tyrannica1492
tyranful1533
tyrannicala1538
tyrannous1556
tyranniousc1561
tramplinga1586
suppressing1589
grinding1598
ingrating1599
wringing1620
inquisitory1639
inquisitional1644
oppressive1646
tyrannial1651
grating1653
inquisitorial1796
oppressive1972
1651 J. Jane Εικων Ακλαστος 216 Mahometts..Tyraniall vsurpation.
1788 J. Priestley Lect. Hist. v. xl. 291 The very names which have been used to express these tyrannial governments have grown..odious.
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