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drastic

[ dras-tik ]

adjective

  1. extremely severe or extensive:

    a drastic tax-reduction measure.

  2. (of medicines) acting with force or violence:

    a drastic laxative.



drastic

/ ˈ»å°ùæ²õ³Ùɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. extreme or forceful; severe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å°ù²¹²õ³Ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å°ù²¹²õ·³Ù¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drastic1

First recorded in 1685–95; from Greek »å°ù²¹²õ³Ù¾±°ìó²õ “active,†equivalent to »å°ù²¹²õ³Ù(ó²õ) (verbal adjective of »å°ùâ²Ô “to doâ€) + -ikos adjective suffix ( -ic )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drastic1

C17: from Greek drastikos, from dran to do, act
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Ms Gavin does not believe that Agoa is now a priority given the global upheaval Trump's drastic and unpredictable policy shifts have created.

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His organisation wants the government to impose drastic mandatory reductions in rent on owners and is threatening to orchestrate a nationwide strike by tenants that would see participants refuse to pay their rent.

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But when it came time to reveal the drastic remedy anticipated by a courtroom full of spectators, U.S.

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Staff at the University of Sheffield have voted to go on strike over "drastic" restructuring plans which aim to save £23m over two years.

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“But nothing’s ever been as drastic as what this is.â€

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