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dras⋅tic

  [dras-tik]
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–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)   
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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