Tyrannical Definition

tĭ-rănĭ-kəl, tī-
adjective
Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny.
A tyrannical government.
American Heritage
Of or suited to a tyrant; arbitrary; despotic.
Webster's New World
Harsh, cruel, unjust, oppressive, etc.
Webster's New World
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Tyrannical Sentence Examples

  • He was a tyrannical ruler, and died suddenly in 1522.

  • From this time he became tyrannical.

  • In violation of the Law he married a brother's widow, who had already borne children, and in general he showed himself so fierce and tyrannical that the Jews joined with the Samaritans to accuse him before the emperor.

  • So tyrannical, however, was his rule that in 1316 he was expelled by the popular fury.

  • In 53 he entered upon the governorship of Cilicia, in which capacity he seems to have been rapacious and tyrannical.

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