† oppressfuladj.
Obsolete. rare.
= oppressive adj.
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the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > oppressed or afflicted > oppressive
oppressinga1475
vexable?c1525
oppressful1606
sweatfula1618
oppressive1647
down-bearing1690
the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > condition of being oppressed > [adjective] > oppressive
oppressive1578
oppressful1606
1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. viii. 39 Bewailing..the oppresseful estate wherein themselues liued.
1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. xxi. 78 What taxes how oppressfull soeuer imposed vpon themselues, they account it their duty to obey them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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