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tyrannical (adj.)
1530s, from Latin
tyrannicus
"arbitrary, despotic," from Greek
tyrannikos
"befitting a despot," from
tyrannos
(see
tyrant
) +
-al
(1).
Tyrannic
was used in this sense from late 15c. Related:
Tyrannically
.
