Definition
In a manner characteristic of a despot; in an autocratic or tyrannical way.
Etymology
From despotic (adjective, meaning relating to a despot or absolute ruler) plus the adverbial suffix -ly. Despotic comes from Greek despotes meaning 'master' or 'ruler.' The suffix -ly transforms adjectives into adverbs describing how something is done.
Kelly Says
This word reveals how ancient Greek vocabulary for power still shapes how we criticize modern leaders—when we call someone's rule 'despotic,' we're using the same word ancient Greeks used to describe Persian kings. Language preserves our oldest political anxieties.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Despotic
de-spo-tik
ARالعربية
بسلطوية
bi-sultawiyya
BNবাংলা
অত্যাচার
at-ya-chaar
CACatalà
Despotic
de-spo-tik
CSČeština
despoticky
de-spo-ticky
DADansk
despotisk
de-spo-tisk
DEDeutsch
despotisch
de-spo-tish
ELΕλληνικά
τυραννικά
ty-ran-ni-ka
ESEspañol
despóticamente
des-po-ti-ka-men-te
FISuomi
despoottisesti
de-spoot-tis-es-ti
FRFrançais
déspôtiquement
de-spo-ti-kament
HIहिन्दी
अत्याचारी
a-tyaa-cha-ree
HUMagyar
despotikusan
de-spo-ti-ku-san
IDBahasa Indonesia
despotik
de-spo-tik
ITItaliano
despoticamente
de-spo-ti-ka-men-te
JA日本語
専制的に
sen-zei-teki-ni
KO한국어
독재적으로
dok-jae-jeok-e-ro
MSBahasa Melayu
despotik
de-spo-tik
MYမြန်မာ
Despotic
de-spo-tik
NLNederlands
despotisch
de-spo-tish
NONorsk
despotisk
de-spo-tisk
PLPolski
despotycznie
de-spo-ti-che-ski
PTPortuguês
despoticamente
des-po-ti-ka-men-te
RORomână
despotic
de-spo-tik
RUРусский
деспотично
de-spo-ti-ch-no
SVSvenska
despotiskt
de-spo-tiskt
SWKiswahili
despotic
de-spo-tik
TEతెలుగు
అధికార
a-dhi-kaara
THไทย
แบบเผด็จการ
baep-pet-chet-gaan
TRTürkçe
despotik bir şekilde
de-spo-tik bir şe-kde
UKУкраїнська
деспотично
de-spo-ti-ch-no
VITiếng Việt
độc tài
dhok-tai