repressive

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15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
10

Definition of repressive

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive
    “Human law is indeed repressive, but repressive on moral principles comprehensively applied to the whole community, and commanding the approval of the moral sense of the governed”
    “First, the classical rule forbids any unilateral right to use force to overthrow a regime on the sole grounds that it is repressive in character.”

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Etymology

From repress + -ive.

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