Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
despotiko`s: cf. F. despotique.]
Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute
in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing
despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ly}, adv.
-- {Des*pot"ic*al*ness}, n.
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