[ adj ] characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty <adj.all> an authoritarian regimeautocratic government despotic rulers a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war a tyrannical government
Tyrannic \Ty*ran"nic\ (?; 277), Tyrannical \Ty*ran"nic*al\, a. [L. tyrannicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. tyrannique. See {Tyrant}.] Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master; tyrannical government. ``A power tyrannical.'' --Shak.
Our sects a more tyrannic power assume. --Roscommon.
The oppressor ruled tyrannic where he durst. --Pope. ※ -- {Ty*ran"nic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Ty*ran"nic*al*ness}, .