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draconic

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dra⋅con⋅ic

  [drey-kon-ik, druh-]
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–adjective
of or like a dragon.
Origin:
1670–80; < L dracōn- (s. of dracō) dragon + -ic

Related forms:
dra⋅con⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Dra⋅con⋅ic

  [drey-kon-ik, druh-]
–adjective
(often lowercase) Draconian.
Origin:
< L Dracōn- (see Draco ) + -ic

Related forms:
Dra⋅con⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Dra⋅co⋅ni⋅an

  [drey-koh-nee-uhn, druh-]
–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.
Also, Draconic.

Origin:
1810–20; < L Dracōn- (s. of Draco ) + -ian

Related forms:
Dra⋅co⋅ni⋅an⋅ism, noun
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dra·con·ic 1   (drā-kŏn'ĭk)   
adj.  Of or suggestive of a dragon.

[From Latin dracō, dracōn-, dragon; see dragon.]
dra·con·ic 2   (drā-kŏn'ĭk, drə-)   
adj.  Draconian.
dra·con'i·cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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