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