Humid vs. Oppressive — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Humid and Oppressive
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Humid
Marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere
A hot and humid day
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Oppressive
Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
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Humid
Containing or characterized by a high amount of water or water vapor
Humid air.
A humid evening.
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Oppressive
Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits
Oppressive demands.
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Humid
Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
Humid earth
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Oppressive
Hot and humid; sweltering
An oppressive heat wave.
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Humid
Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor.
Evening cloud, or humid bow.
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Oppressive
Burdensome or difficult to bear.
The oppressive tax laws made it difficult to start a small company.
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Humid
Containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor;
Humid air
Humid weather
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Oppressive
Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
The oppressive land-owners kept a grip on the labourers.
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Oppressive
Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming
Will the oppressive heat of summer never end?
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Oppressive
Hot and humid of the weather.
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Oppressive
Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law.
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Oppressive
Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands.
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Oppressive
Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; creating a sense of heavy burden; as, oppressive grief or woe; oppressive heat or humidity; an oppressive workload.
To ease the soul of one oppressive weight.
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Oppressive
Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit;
The atmosphere was oppressive
Oppressive sorrows
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Oppressive
Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior;
The oppressive government
Oppressive laws
A tyrannical parent
Tyrannous disregard of human rights
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