tyrannic

HYPHEN

ty=ran=nic

top

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective tyrannic has 1 sense

tyrannic(s = adj.all) authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannical - characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"

Derived form noun tyranny₂

top

CIDE DICTIONARY

tyrannic, a. [L. tyrannicus, Gr. : cf. F. tyrannique. See Tyrant.].

Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master; tyrannical government. Shak. [1913 Webster]

"Our sects a more tyrannic power assume." [1913 Webster]

"The oppressor ruled tyrannic where he durst." [1913 Webster]

For further exploring for "tyrannic" in Webster Dictionary Online