"oppressional" meaning in English

See oppressional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more oppressional [comparative], most oppressional [superlative]
Etymology: From oppression + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|oppression|al}} oppression + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} oppressional (comparative more oppressional, superlative most oppressional)
  1. Exhibiting or relating to oppression.
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