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Oppressive vs Inoppressive - What's the difference?

oppressive | inoppressive |

As adjectives the difference between oppressive and inoppressive

is that oppressive is burdensome or difficult to bear while inoppressive is not oppressive or burdensome.

oppressive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Burdensome or difficult to bear.
    • The oppressive tax laws made it difficult to start a small company.
  • Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
    • The oppressive land-owners kept a grip on the labourers.
  • Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming
    • Will the oppressive heat of summer never end?

    Synonyms

    * (weather) humid, close

    inoppressive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not oppressive or burdensome.
  • * 1846 , William Torrens McCullagh Torrens, The industrial history of free nations
    • The truth appears to be, that many of the liturgies imposed for civil and religious objects were cheerfully performed in a sort of municipal duty which entailed a certain inoppressive degree of outlay