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dras·tic       [dras-tik] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.acting with force or violence; violent.
2.extremely severe or extensive: a drastic tax-reduction measure.
[Origin: 1685–95; < Gk drastikós active, equiv. to drast(ós) (verbal adj. of drân to do) + -ikos -ic]

—Related forms
dras·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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dras·tic       (drās'tĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Severe or radical in nature; extreme: the drastic measure of amputating the entire leg; drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution.
  2. Taking effect violently or rapidly: a drastic emetic.


[Greek drastikos, active, from drastos, to be done, from drān, to do.]

dras'ti·cal·ly adv.
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drastically

adverb
in a drastic manner 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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