Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
tyrannical .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective dated
Tyrannical .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
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Examples
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Bill Nighy did any excellent job with his part as he had in previous movies, he makes a great tyrannic and ruthless vampire.
3rd Underworld Movie Donna 2009
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Bill Nighy did any excellent job with his part as he had in previous movies, he makes a great tyrannic and ruthless vampire.
Archive 2009-01-01 Donna 2009
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This whole situation shows exactly how much respect Obama has for law and freedom, and where his priorities areof helping liberals regardless of their corruption or tyrannic impulses.
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This whole situation shows exactly how much respect Obama has for law and freedom, and where his priorities areof helping liberals regardless of their corruption or tyrannic impulses.
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On the one hand, it acknowledges the righteousness in overthrowing tyrannic authority, such as Nazi Germany, yet cites some Bible passages indicating that submission to authority is the Christian thing to do.
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There be rulers who have ruled with a foul tyrannic sway
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They ruled awhile and theirs was harsh tyrannic rule,
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Do you feel that just because a dozen of Tibetens see this chance as the perfect time to appeal to the world on independence that the Tibetans are really living under tyrannic rule?
The Beleaguered Torch, Now With Nazi Origins - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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They ruled awhile and theirs was harsh tyrannic rule, iv.
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There be rulers who have ruled with a foul tyrannic sway, i.
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