tyrannous

American  

[tir-uh-nuhs] / ˈtɪr ə nəs /

adjective

1. tyrannical.

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Other Word Forms

• nontyrannous adjective
• nontyrannously adverb
• nontyrannousness noun
• tyrannously adverb
• tyrannousness noun

Etymology

Origin of tyrannous

1485–95; < Latin tyrann ( us ) tyrant + -ous

Example Sentences

In a December 1904 message to Congress, Roosevelt disdained any “unmanly” inclination to a “peace of tyrannous terror, the peace of craven weakness, the peace of injustice.”

From Salon

“All of our lives we had to have this tyrannous, treacherous statue looking over us,” Moore said.

From Washington Times

All the tyrannous giants were dead, all the dangerous dragons—some of which used to come down with a burrr like the peregrine’s stoop—had been put out of action.

From Literature

“That is all lies and slander. Daesh is an aggressive, tyrannous group that has no relation,” he said, using another term for the Islamic State.

From New York Times

Sullivan’s liberalism prevents him from directly endorsing Plato’s prescription for governance by “philosopher kings” as a means of preventing rule by tyrannous demagogues.

From Salon