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dra·co·ni·an
(drā-kō′nē-ən, drə-)adj.
Exceedingly harsh; very severe: a draconian legal code; draconian budget cuts.
[After Draco.]
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draconian
(dreɪˈkəʊnɪən) ordraconic
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 offence
2. harsh: draconian legislation.
draˈconianism n
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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.
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draconian
adjective (sometimes cap.) severe, hard, harsh, stern, drastic, stringent, punitive, austere, pitiless draconian censorship laws
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