OPPRESSIVE

oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous

(adjective) marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; “the oppressive government”; “oppressive laws”; “a tyrannical parent”; “tyrannous disregard of human rights”

oppressive

(adjective) weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; “the atmosphere was oppressive”; “oppressive sorrows”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

oppressive (comparative more oppressive, superlative most oppressive)

Burdensome or difficult to bear.

Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.

Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming

Hot and humid of the weather.

Synonyms

• (weather): humid, close

Source: Wiktionary

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Op*press"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. oppressif.]

1. Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law. Macaulay.

2. Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands.

3. Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive grief or woe. To ease the soul of one oppressive weight. Pope.

– Op*press"ive*ly, adv.

– Op*press"ive*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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