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tyrannous
adjective tyr·an·nous \ˈtir-ə-nəs\
Definition of TYRANNOUS
: marked by tyranny; especially : unjustly severe <tyrannous new laws>
— tyr·an·nous·ly adverb
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First Known Use of TYRANNOUS
15th century
Related to TYRANNOUS
- Synonyms
- arbitrary, autocratic (also autocratical), czarist (also tsarist or tzarist), despotic, dictatorial, monocratic, tyrannical (also tyrannic), absolute
- Antonyms
- limited
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