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Oppressively (gcide) | Oppressive \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.
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2. Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or
commands.
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3. Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; creating a sense of
heavy burden; as, oppressive grief or woe; oppressive heat
or humidity; an oppressive workload.
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To ease the soul of one oppressive weight. --Pope.
[1913 Webster] -- Op*press"ive*ly, adv. --
Op*press"ive*ness, n.
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oppressively (wn) | oppressively
adv 1: in a heavy and oppressive way; "it was oppressively hot
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Oppressively (gcide) | Oppressive \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.
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2. Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or
commands.
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3. Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; creating a sense of
heavy burden; as, oppressive grief or woe; oppressive heat
or humidity; an oppressive workload.
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To ease the soul of one oppressive weight. --Pope.
[1913 Webster] -- Op*press"ive*ly, adv. --
Op*press"ive*ness, n.
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