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“tyrannic”
tyrannical, tyrannic (adjective), more tyrannical, most tyrannical; more tyrannic, most tyrannic
1. Descriptive of a person who is harsh, despotic, and arbitrary: Jenny's father became tyrannical with age and so she left her home as soon as possible.
2. Etymology: formed in English from Latin tyrannicus, "like a tyrant, despotic"; from Greek tyrannikos, "of or pertaining to a tyrant"; from tyrannos, tyrant.
2. Etymology: formed in English from Latin tyrannicus, "like a tyrant, despotic"; from Greek tyrannikos, "of or pertaining to a tyrant"; from tyrannos, tyrant.
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