Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tyrannously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tyran-nous-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a tyrannous or despotic manner.

Example Sentences

"He finds out, soon enough for his weal and his bane, that he is stronger than Nature: and right tyrannously and irreverently he lords it over her, clearing, delving, dyking, building, without fear or shame."
"1894, Arthur S. Way, Hecuba, lines 282–283, page 211 in The Tragedies of Euripides, Vol. I. Not tyrannously the strong should use their strength, Nor they which prosper think to prosper aye."

Etymology

From tyrannous + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tyrannous

Inflected Forms

more tyrannously (comparative) most tyrannously (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

tyrannical tyrannous tyrant

Synonyms

despotically

Questions

What does tyrannously mean?: In a tyrannous or despotic manner.
Where does tyrannously come from?: From tyrannous + -ly.

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