oppressive

Etymology

oppress + -ive

adj

  1. Burdensome or difficult to bear.
    The oppressive tax laws made it difficult to start a small company.
  2. Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
    The oppressive land-owners kept a grip on the labourers.
  3. Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming.
    Will the oppressive heat of summer never end?
  4. (of the weather) Hot and humid.

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