But she had heard, how men of Trojan seed / those Tyrian towers should level, how again / from these in time a nation should proceed, / wide-ruling, tyrannous in war, the bane / (so Fate was working) of the Libyan reign.
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Tyrannous
/ˈtɪɹənəs/
Synonyms for "tyrannous" (41 found)
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9 entriesautocratic authoritycoercive governancecruel administrationdespotic ruledraconian rulesoppressive bylawsoppressive policyrestrictive regulationstyrannical governance
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6 entriestyrannous conducttyrannous governmenttyrannous measurestyrannous oppressiontyrannous regimetyrannous rule
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2 entriesmore tyrannousmost tyrannous
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Without the effective resistance of minorities the general will may become tyrannous or without the stimulus they afford it may become inert.
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[…] that Elfe, That man and beast with powre imperious Subdeweth to his kingdome tyrannous:
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Yield up, O love, thy crown and hearted throne To tyrannous hate!
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