Oppressive

op-pres'iv, adj. tending to oppre over-burdensome unjustly.severe heavy overpowering. adv. Oppre ively.—«. Oppre '- lvene Oppre or, op-pres'or, n one who oppre es. Opprobrious, op-pro 'bn-us, adj. expre ive of opprobrium reproachful: infamous; despised. adv Oppro'bnously —«. Oppro'brio us ne . Opprobrium, op-pro bn rnn, n reproach with contempt or disdain disgrace infamy. [L. ob, against, probruiu reproach— perhaps contracted from frohibrum—prohibeo to prohibit