Tyrannous

2 definitions found

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

  Tyrannous \Tyr"an*nous\ (t[i^]r"an*n[u^]s), a.
     Tyrannical; arbitrary; unjustly severe; despotic. --Sir P.
     Sidney. -- {Tyr"an*nous*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  tyrannous
       adj : marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the
             oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a
             tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human
             rights" [syn: {oppressive}, {tyrannical}]