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Where does “tyrannously” come from?

tyrannously (English) comes from English tyrannous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

tyrannously (English): In a tyrannous or despotic manner

Definitions

  1. In a tyrannous or despotic manner

Ancestry of “tyrannously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtyrannousTyrannical, despotic or oppressive
2English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
3Middle English-ous—
4Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
5Latin-ōsus—
6Old Latin-ōssus—
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