Word
Oppressive
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
op-pres-sive
Definition
- a. - Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or
harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an
oppressive game law.
- a. - Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority
or commands.
- a. - Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive
grief or woe.
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