tyrannous
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Thanks to the genius of a constitution that distributes power widely, the risk of tyrannous majority rule is limited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Caught between the maniacal determination of Purlie and the tyrannous wrath of Cotchipee, Lutiebelle discovers wiles she never knew she possessed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
“All of our lives we had to have this tyrannous, treacherous statue looking over us,” Moore said.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2020
Among colonists who resisted British power, this view of the “massacre” confirmed their fears of a tyrannous government using its armies to curb the freedom of British subjects.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
All the tyrannous giants were dead, all the dangerous dragons—some of which used to come down with a burrr like the peregrine’s stoop—had been put out of action.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing tyrannous
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