repressory, a.
(rɪˈprɛsərɪ)
[f. repress v.1 + -ory2.]
Having the qualities of a repressor; designed to repress.
| 1905 W. J. Locke Morals M. Ordeyne (1906) xi. 117 But what do I know of the repressory methods employed in seminaries for young ladies? 1954 D. Riesman Individualism Reconsidered xxii. 347 The repressory forces must draw their energies from the great energy reservoir of the id. |