tyrannous


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Synonyms for tyrannous

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Synonyms for tyrannous

marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

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We have yet had no genius in America, with tyrannous eye, which knew the value of our incomparable materials, and saw, in the barbarism and materialism of the times, another carnival of the same gods whose picture he so much admires in Homer; then in the Middle Age; then in Calvinism.
In a book she wrote after her release, she describes her experiences in Victorian prisons as "torture", "hideous" and "tyrannous".
The first article refers to Government as enemies of Islam, the tyrannous rulers of India and the enslavers of Mother India.
However, we are still enslaved and oppressed by our sinful, evil deeds, cruel acts, tyrannous power, hypocrisy, lawless terrorist attacks.
In fact, this is a habit that keeps us chained to the remnants of our tyrannous past.
We said, 'Embrace your religion, your faith, your fraternity, this will be enough strength for you.' We said, 'As Turkey, we are going to be in the foremost line of this front, we will never kneel, we will not surrender, we will not lose another century, you do the same.' We said, 'We are being attacked by internal tr-aitors, you are being sold out by tyrannous administrators.'
There are indisputable signs that the country is being ruled by a tyrannous ruler.
In a book she wrote after her release, she describes her experiences as "torture", "hideous" and "tyrannous".
He criticised the government saying that KP government's attitude towards yesterday's rally led by Ameer Muqam has set a precedent and recalling CM KP's rally last year, he stated that the rally was tear gassed and baffled by federal government which shows the ruling party's fascist inclinations and tyrannous conduct.
It sees Reconstruction as neither a doomed effort of the tyrannous majority and imposed on a passive population, nor an enlightened effort of freedmen, black activists, and white idealists.
Lest we forget, it was England's tyrannous King Richard II who, in 1399, demanded to be buried in velvet, even as he starved to death in captivity.