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oppressive

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  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. Hot and humid of the weather.

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