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repressively — repressive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ inhibiting or restraining personal freedom; oppressive. DERIVATIVES repressively adverb repressiveness noun … English terms dictionary
Repressively — Repressive Re*press ive (r? pr?s ?v), a. [Cf. F. r[ e]pressif. LL. repressivus.] Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or measures. {Re*press ive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repressively — adverb see repress … New Collegiate Dictionary
repressively — See repressive. * * * … Universalium
repressively — rɪ presɪvlɪ adv. through suppression; by subdual, by quashing … English contemporary dictionary
repressively — See: repressive … English dictionary
repressively — repressˈively adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑repress … Useful english dictionary
repressive — repressively, adv. repressiveness, n. /ri pres iv/, adj. tending or serving to repress: repressive laws. [1375 1425; late ME < ML repressivus < L repress(us) (see REPRESS) + ivus IVE] * * * … Universalium
repressive — [[t]rɪpre̱sɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) A repressive government is one that restricts people s freedom and controls them by using force. The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive. Derived words: repressively ADV GRADED ADV… … English dictionary
censorship — noun Date: circa 1591 1. a. the institution, system, or practice of censoring b. the actions or practices of censors; especially censorial control exercised repressively 2. the office, power, or term of a Roman censor 3. exc … New Collegiate Dictionary
