Adjective: tyrannical ti'ra-ni-kul
- Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
"a tyrannical government";
- authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic
- Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behaviour
"a tyrannical parent";
- oppressive, tyrannous
See also: domineering, undemocratic
Encyclopedia: Tyrannical