10 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
adjective weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
adjective marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
originEtymology tree English oppress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English oppressive From oppress + -ive.
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