despotical

1. 1.

   belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot

   Synonymsdespotic

Questions about despotical

What does despotical mean?

despotical means "belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot".

How many syllables are in despotical?

despotical has 4 syllables: de-spo-ti-cal. The stress falls on "spo".

What is another word for despotical?

Close synonyms include despotic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is despotical a common word?

despotical is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.