TYRANNOUS

oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tyrannous (comparative more tyrannous, superlative most tyrannous)

Tyrannical, despotic or oppressive.

Is tyrannous to sunder them.

Source: Wiktionary


Tyr"an*nous, a.

Definition: Tyrannical; arbitrary; unjustly severe; despotic. Sir P. Sidney.

– Tyr"an*nous*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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