(a.) Tending to suppress; subduing; concealing.

absolute absolutist absolutistic arbitrary aristocratic arrogant authoritarian authoritative autocratic bossy choking constraining constrictive contrary counterproductive crosswise despotic dictatorial domineering exclusive feudal forbidding grinding high-handed hindering hindersome imperative imperial imperious in the way inhibiting inhibitive inhibitory interdictive interdictory interrupting interruptive lordly magisterial magistral masterful monocratic obstructing obstructive obstruent occlusive oppressive overbearing overruling peremptory preclusive preventive prohibiting prohibitive prohibitory proscriptive repressive restraining restrictive severe stifling strangling strict stultifying troublesome tyrannical tyrannous