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despotic
adjective des·pot·ic \des-ˈpä-tik, dis-\
Definition of DESPOTIC
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a despot
— des·pot·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of DESPOTIC
1604
Related to DESPOTIC
- Synonyms
- arbitrary, autocratic (also autocratical), czarist (also tsarist or tzarist), absolute, dictatorial, monocratic, tyrannical (also tyrannic), tyrannous
- Antonyms
- limited
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