Betekenis van oppressively In het Nederlands

• 0 in a cruel and unfair way that does not allow people the freedom they should have:

  • He was speaking of oppressively religious regimes.

  • The law might be used oppressively by the narrow-minded.

• 1 in a way that makes people feel worried or uncomfortable:

  • The town can get oppressively busy during the peak weeks of the summer.

  • An air of gloom hung oppressively over the house.

• 2 in a way that is uncomfortable because it is hot and there is no wind:

  • It was oppressively hot on the bus.

  • It was hot, but not oppressively humid.