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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15th century

Synonyms: arbitrary, autocratic (also autocratical), czarist (also tsarist or tzarist), despotic, dictatorial, monocratic, tyrannical (also tyrannic), absolute

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