2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tyrannic \Ty*ran"nic\ (?; 277), Tyrannical \Ty*ran"nic*al\, 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. "A power tyrannical." --Shak. [1913 Webster] Our sects a more tyrannic power assume. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster] The oppressor ruled tyrannic where he durst. --Pope. [1913 Webster] -- {Ty*ran"nic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Ty*ran"nic*al*ness}, . [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: tyrannic adj : of or relating to or associated with or resembling a dictatorship; "tyrannical suppression of liberty" [syn: {tyrannical}]
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