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oppressively

/əˈpɹɛsɪvli/ adv

In an oppressive manner.

Word Origin Oppressively comes from Latin opprimere 'to press against, crush,' from ob- 'against' and premere 'to press.' The image is of a weight bearing down. Oppressive means causing such pressure, and oppressively is the adverb. The root premere is incredibly productive: compress (press together), depress (press down), express (press out), impress (press into), repress (press back), suppress (press under). All involve pressing.

adv In an oppressive manner.

The sun beat down oppressively on the desert travelers, making each step a struggle.

(副词) 压迫性地；压抑地

太阳无情地炙烤着沙漠中的旅行者，使每一步都变得艰难。

(adverbio) De manera opresiva.

El sol caía opresivamente sobre los viajeros del desierto, haciendo que cada paso fuera una lucha.

(adverbe) oppressivement; étouffamment; accablamment; lourdement [D'une manière oppressante, accablante ou étouffante.]

Le soleil frappait lourdement les voyageurs du désert, rendant chaque pas pénible.

(Adverb) bedrückend; erdrückend [Auf eine bedrückende, erdrückende oder unterdrückende Weise.]

Die Sonne brannte **oppressively** auf die Wüstenwanderer herab und machte jeden Schritt zur Qual.

(副詞) 压迫するように、重苦しく、息が詰まるように

太陽が砂漠の旅人たちに重苦しく照りつけ、一歩ごとに苦しかった。

(advérbio) opressivamente; sufocantemente; de modo opressivo; pesadamente [De maneira opressiva.]

O sol castigava impiedosamente os viajantes do deserto, tornando cada passo uma luta.

Synonyms: tyrannically harshly cruelly burdensomely heavily severely despotically autocratically Antonyms: gently leniently lightly mercifully
Word parts: op + press + ive + ly

Related words

oppression oppressor pressure compression depression expression impression repression suppression

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