单词 | tyrannical |
释义 | tyrannical —tyrannically, adv. —tyrannicalness, n. /ti ran"i keuhl, tuy-/, adj. 1. of or characteristic of a tyrant. 2. unjustly cruel, harsh, or severe; arbitrary or oppressive; despotic: a tyrannical ruler. Also, tyrannic. [1530-40; < L tyrannic(us) ( < Gk tyrannikós, equiv. to týrann(os) TYRANT + -ikos -IC) + -AL1] Syn. 2. dictatorial; imperious, domineering. |
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