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| ty·ran·ni·cal [ ti ránnik'l ] or ty·ran·nic [ ti ránnik ] |
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1. ruling unjustly: ruling with absolute power over a population cruelly kept submissive and fearful
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2. authoritarian: cruelly or irrationally insisting on complete obedience and giving harsh punishment to those who disobey
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| [Mid-16th century. < French tyrannique< Greek turannikos< turannos "tyrant"] |
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  ty·ran·ni·cal·ly adverb |
| ty·ran·ni·cal·ness noun |
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