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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Draco or his code of laws.
2.
(often lowercase
) rigorous; unusually severe or cruel: Draconian forms of punishment.
) rigorous; unusually severe or cruel: Draconian forms of punishment.
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Draconian
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example Sentences
- This was and is perceived by my colleagues as draconian, but it works.
- But these diets can be draconian.
- And the new state law that is going into effect in July is even more draconian.
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draconian
1876 (earlier Draconic, 1680), from Draco, Gk. statesman who laid down a code of laws for Athens 621 B.C.E. that mandated death as punishment for minor crimes. His name seems to mean lit. "sharp-sighted" (see dragon).
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