- (a.) Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law.
- (a.) Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands.
- (a.) Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive grief or woe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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