TYRANNICAL


Meaning of TYRANNICAL in English

— 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; tyrannic ( us ) ( tyrannikós, equiv. to týrann ( os ) TYRANT + -ikos -IC) + -AL 1 ]

Syn. 2. dictatorial; imperious, domineering.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .