Definitions for: Oppressive


[adj] marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"
[adj] weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"



Webster (1913) Definition: Op*press"ive, a. [Cf. F. oppressif.]
1. Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or
harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of
service; an oppressive game law. --Macaulay.

2. Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or
commands.

3. Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive
grief or woe.

To ease the soul of one oppressive weight. --Pope.
-- Op*press"ive*ly, adv. -- Op*press"ive*ness, n.

Synonyms: domineering, heavy, tyrannical, tyrannous

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