Despotic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
     despotiko`s: cf. F. despotique.]
     Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute
     in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing
     despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ly}, adv.
     -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ness}, n.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  despotic
       adj 1: belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot [syn:
               {despotical}]
       2: ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal
          to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and
          despotic"
       3: 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" [syn: {authoritarian}, {autocratic},
           {dictatorial}, {tyrannical}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  65 Moby Thesaurus words for "despotic":
     absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, arbitrary, aristocratic,
     arrogant, autarchic, authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic,
     autonomous, bossy, bureaucratic, civic, civil, constitutional,
     democratic, dictatorial, domineering, fascist, federal, federalist,
     federalistic, feudal, governmental, grinding, gubernatorial,
     heteronomous, high-handed, imperative, imperial, imperious, lordly,
     magisterial, magistral, masterful, matriarchal, matriarchic,
     monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, official, oligarchal,
     oligarchic, oppressive, overbearing, overruling, parliamentarian,
     parliamentary, patriarchal, patriarchic, peremptory, pluralistic,
     political, repressive, republican, self-governing, severe, strict,
     suppressive, theocratic, totalitarian, tyrannical, tyrannous