despotique

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δεσποτικός (despotikós). By surface analysis, despote +‎ -ique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛs.pɔ.tik/

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Adjective

despotique (plural despotiques)

1. despotic

   Near-synonym: tyrannique

Derived terms

• despotiquement

Further reading

• “despotique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.