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Webster 1913 Edition
Oppressive
Op-press′ive
,Adj.
[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 commandsTo ease the soul of one
– oppressive
weight. Pope.
Op-press′ive-ly
, adv.
Op-press′ive-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Oppressive
OPPRESS'IVE
, a.1.
Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe; as oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service.2.
Tyrannical; as an oppressive government.3.
Heavy; overpowering; overwhelming; as oppressive grief or woe.