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(1):

(a.) Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands.

(2):

(a.) Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive grief or woe.

(3):

(a.) Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Oppressive'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/oppressive.html. 1828.
 
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