different between dominative vs despotic

English

Etymology

dominate +? -ive

Adjective

dominative (comparative more dominative, superlative most dominative)

1. Exhibiting or pertaining to domination.
   • 1969, Lois N. Nelson, The nature of teaching: a collection of readings

     A sustained dominative pattern was consistently disliked by pupils, reduced their ability to recall, later on, the material studied, and produced disruptive anxiety as indicated by galvanic skin response and changes in the heartbeat rates.

Anagrams

• admonitive

English

Alternative forms

• despotick

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????????? (despotikós) via French despotique.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dis?p?t.?k/, /d?s?p?t.?k/, /d??sp?t.?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d?s?p?t.?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

despotic (comparative more despotic, superlative most despotic)

1. Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.

2. Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.

   The despotic king dissolved the parliament, and took personal control of the country.

Synonyms

• (acting or ruling as a despot): domineering, tyrannical

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• cetopsid

Romanian

Etymology

From French despotique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /des?po.tik/

Adjective

despotic m or n (feminine singular despotic?, masculine plural despotici, feminine and neuter plural despotice)

1. despotic

Declension

Further reading

• despotic in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)