tyrannously
tyrannously · more tyrannously · most tyrannously
In a tyrannous or despotic mannerIn a tyrannous or despotic manner.
Meaning
1 sensesIn a tyrannous or despotic manner.
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.
Origin
From tyrannous + -ly.From tyrannous + -ly.
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Forms
more tyrannously, most tyrannously| Comparative | more tyrannously Lesson |
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| Superlative | most tyrannously |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb