tyrannous

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈtɪɹənəs/

Definition of tyrannous

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Tyrannical, despotic or oppressive.
    “[…] that Elfe, That man and beast with powre imperious Subdeweth to his kingdome tyrannous:”
    “Yield up, O love, thy crown and hearted throne To tyrannous hate!”
    “It is extraordinary that as the wicked arts of this regicide and tyrannous faction increase in number, variety, and atrocity, the desire of punishing them becomes more and more faint […]”
    “As life wears on and finds no rest, The individual in each breast Is tyrannous to sunder them.”

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Etymology

From Latin tyrannus (“tyrant”) + -ous.

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