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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  despotic
       adj 1: belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot [syn:
               despotical]
       2: ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal
          to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and
          despotic"
       3: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having
          absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime";
          "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial
          rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a
          tyrannical government" [syn: authoritarian, autocratic,
           dictatorial, tyrannical]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  despotic
     Romanian a.
     (l en despotic)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  despotic
     a.
     1 Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
     2 Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  despotic
     Romanian a.
     (l en despotic)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  despotic
     a.
     1 Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
     2 Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  despotic
     Englanti a.
     itsevaltainen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Despotic /dɛspˈɒtɪk/
  إستبدادي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  despotic //disˈpɒt.ɪk// //dəˈspɒt.ɪk// //dɛsˈpɑt.ɪk// //dɛsˈpɒt.ɪk// 
  деспоти́чен 2.
  acting or ruling as a despot
   3.
  of or pertaining to a despot

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  despotic /dɛspˈɒtɪk/ 
  despotický

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  despotic /dɛspˈɒtɪk/
  despotisch, machthaberisch , Willkür…
     Synonym: arbitrary
  
   see: despotic rule
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  despotic /dɛspˈɒtɪk/ 
  tyrannisch 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  despotic /dɛspˈɒtɪk/
  
  δεσποτικός, τυρρανικός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  despotic //disˈpɒt.ɪk// //dəˈspɒt.ɪk// //dɛsˈpɑt.ɪk// //dɛsˈpɒt.ɪk// 
  despoottinen, itsevaltainen 2.
  acting or ruling as a despot
   3.
  of or pertaining to a despot

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  despotic /dɛspˈɒtɪk/ 
  1. क्रूर~राजा~की~तरह
        "Though he ruled a big state he never behaved in a despotic way."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  despotic /dɛspˈɒtɪk/
  tiranski

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  despotic /dɛspˈɒtɪk/
  1. önkényeskedô
  2. zsarnoki

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  despotic /dispɔtik/
  tyrannicus

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  despotic /dɪˈspɒtɪk/ 
    despotyczny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  despotic /dispɔtik/ 
  autocrata, despótico, tirano

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dɪˈspɑtɪk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  65 Moby Thesaurus words for "despotic":
     absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, arbitrary, aristocratic,
     arrogant, autarchic, authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic,
     autonomous, bossy, bureaucratic, civic, civil, constitutional,
     democratic, dictatorial, domineering, fascist, federal, federalist,
     federalistic, feudal, governmental, grinding, gubernatorial,
     heteronomous, high-handed, imperative, imperial, imperious, lordly,
     magisterial, magistral, masterful, matriarchal, matriarchic,
     monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, official, oligarchal,
     oligarchic, oppressive, overbearing, overruling, parliamentarian,
     parliamentary, patriarchal, patriarchic, peremptory, pluralistic,
     political, repressive, republican, self-governing, severe, strict,
     suppressive, theocratic, totalitarian, tyrannical, tyrannous
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 专制的,专横的,压制的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 专制的,专横的,压制的

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