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Oppressive

Oppressive Meaning & Definition
Oppressive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Oppressive?

[adj] marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"
[adj] weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Oppressive: domineering | heavy | tyrannical | tyrannous

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Oppressive In Webster's Dictionary

\Op*press"ive\, a. [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.

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