tyrannous

/ˈtɪɹənəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

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adj

"[…] that Elfe, That man and beast with powre imperious Subdeweth to his kingdome tyrannous:"
"Yield up, O love, thy crown and hearted throne To tyrannous hate!"
"It is extraordinary that as the wicked arts of this regicide and tyrannous faction increase in number, variety, and atrocity, the desire of punishing them becomes more and more faint […]"
"As life wears on and finds no rest, The individual in each breast Is tyrannous to sunder them."

Etymology tree Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos)bor. Latin tyrannus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English tyrannous From Latin tyrannus (“tyrant”) + English -ous.

more tyrannous (comparative) most tyrannous (superlative)

tyrannously tyrannousness

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How do you pronounce tyrannous?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪɹənəs/.

What does tyrannous mean?

Tyrannical, despotic or oppressive.

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