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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
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
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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