despotical
21despotic — adj 1. tyrannical, tyrannous, oppressive, despotical; iron handed, strict, harsh, severe, hard, stern, authoritarian; monarchical, lordly, haughty, arrogant, overbearing, domineering; imperious, dictatorial, peremptory, high handed, Inf. bossy. 2 …
22masterful — adj 1. commanding, controlling, dominating, ruling, bossy; authoritative, powerful, domineering, oppressive; overbearing, arrogant, haughty, lordly; peremptory, imperative, demanding; imperious, dictatorial, tyrannical, despotic, despotical,… …
23tyrannical — adj tyrannous, despotic, despotical, autocratic, iron handed; arbitrary, high handed, overweening, overbearing, dictatorial, domineering, authoritarian, imperious, peremptory, high and mighty, lordly, majesterial; heavy handed, oppressive, harsh …
24despotic — [des pät′ik] adj. [Fr despotique < Gr despotikos] of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical: also despotical despotically adv …
25ty|rant — «TY ruhnt», noun. 1. a person who uses his power cruelly or unjustly; one who treats those under his control tyrannically; despot: »A good teacher is never a tyrant. Necessity is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves (William Pitt).… …
