brutal and unrestrained; savage and reckless
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
cruel and tyrannical; vicious and arbitrary
literaryDescribes a person, especially a ruler or powerful figure, who is extremely violent, ruthless, and acts without any regard for law or morality. It is a formal, literary term with strong negative connotations.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
nà那
xiē些
bào暴
lì戾
zì恣
suī睢
de的
jūn君
zhǔ主
zuì最
zhōng终
dōu都
bèi被
rén人
mín民
tuī推
fān翻
。
Throughout history, those tyrannical and reckless monarchs were eventually overthrown by the people.
Shū书
zhōng中
miáo描
huì绘
de的
fǎn反
pài派
jué角
sè色
xìng性
gé格
bào暴
lì戾
zì恣
suī睢
，
lìng令
rén人
bù不
hán寒
ér而
lì栗
。
The villain depicted in the book is of a brutal and unrestrained nature, sending chills down one's spine.
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Tā他
de的
tǒng统
zhì治
bào暴
lì戾
zì恣
suī睢
，
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
guó国
jiā家
de的
xùn迅
sù速
shuāi衰
bài败
。
His reign was cruel and tyrannical, leading to the rapid decline of the nation.