Draconian

dra·co·ni·an

D0374500 (drā-kō′nē-ən, drə-)adj. Exceedingly harsh; very severe: a draconian legal code; draconian budget cuts.

[After Draco.]

draconian

(dreɪˈkəʊnɪən) or

draconic

adj (sometimes capital) 1. of or relating to Draco, 7th-century Athenian statesman and lawmaker, or his code of laws, which prescribed death for almost every offence2. harsh: draconian legislation. draˈconianism n

Dra•co•ni•an

(dreɪˈkoʊ ni ən, drə-)

also Dra•con•ic

(-ˈkɒn ɪk)

adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Draco or his code of laws. 2. (often l.c.) (esp. of punishment) unusually severe or cruel; harsh. [1810–20] Dra•co′ni•an•ism, n. Dra•con′i•cal•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

Draconian - of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws; "Draconian measures"

draconian

adjective (sometimes cap.) severe, hard, harsh, stern, drastic, stringent, punitive, austere, pitiless draconian censorship laws

Translations

Draconian

dra·co·ni·an

draconian

draconic

Dra•co•ni•an

also Dra•con•ic

draconian

draconian

Synonyms for draconian

adj severe

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