tyrannically
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7.9
- adverb
- /tɪˈrænɪkli/
:
tiránicamente
- The dictator ruled the country tyrannically, punishing anyone who opposed his regime.
Examples
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Many interpreters of Hobbes maintain that he favored an autocratic or even tyrannically centralized state.
Academic text (2002) -
As David Joravsky put it in The Lysenko Affair: "Not only genetics but all the sciences impinging on agriculture were tyrannically abused by quacks and timeservers for thirty-five years..."
Academic text (1990) -
Will they act tyrannically and remove all remaining doubt about what we're dealing with here?
Blog text (19) -
I cannot subject you to such tyrannically mundane drivel.
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Any attempt to create a world-state, therefore, would necessarily result in a tyrannically imposed uniformity.
Academic text (1995) -
Madison feared that in the new "republican" government of the United States, majorities would exercise power tyrannically against the rights of minorities.
Academic text (1991) -
Abdul Caadir of M.C. Camroodeen and other traders saw the Act as a device used "tyrannically" to eliminate Indian competition.
Academic text (2005) -
He was deceived for a moment by the serenity and calmness of the Speaker's voice into thinking that this was indeed the man who had tyrannically driven them all into disaster by his ungovernable will.
Blog text (27) -
Under the harsh leader, the citizens lived tyrannically, fearing constant surveillance and punishment.
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The new policies were enforced tyrannically, leaving no room for dissent or freedom of speech.
Synonyms
142
6.1
In a cruel or very harsh way that causes harm
18
6.6
To act without pity and treat people very harshly
16
3.0
In a way that hurts people on purpose
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7.7
In a very strict and harsh way to control people
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6.3
In an evil and cruel way that harms other people
1
6.6
In a way that feels heavy and makes you uncomfortable
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7.0
In a cruel way that hurts people or animals a lot
1
8.2
To make someone do something by using force or threats
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9.1
In a strong controlling way that ignores other people's opinions
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8.1
To act with complete power without asking other people what they think
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7.5
In a cruel and violent way that shows no kindness
In a cruel way that ignores people's rights
In a way that shows someone wants to control other people
Antonyms
How Tyrannical
Surface Forms
Morphology
tyrannically = tyrannical (transparent) = tyrannical + ly
Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'tyrannical'; the derivation is regular and predictable for learners.
Etymology
The word tyrannically comes from the word tyrant, which comes from an old Greek word for a 'ruler' who took power and often acted cruelly. So to act tyrannically is to use power in a harsh, oppressive way.