About The Word Draconian
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Draconian
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What's The Definition Of Draconian?
[adj] of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws; "Draconian measures"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Draconian: Related Terms | Find terms related to Draconian: animal | anthropophagous | atrocious | barbaric | barbarous | beastly | bestial | bloodthirsty | bloody | bloody-minded | brutal | brutalized | brute | brutish | cannibalistic | cruel | cruel-hearted | demoniac | demoniacal | devilish | diabolic | fell | feral | ferocious | fiendish | fiendlike | fierce | hellish | infernal | inhuman | inhumane | murderous | ruthless | sadistic | sanguinary | sanguineous | satanic | savage | sharkish | slavering | subhuman | Tartarean | truculent | unchristian | uncivilized | unhuman | vicious | wolfish See Also | Draconian In Webster's Dictionary \Dra*co"ni*an\, a.
Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c.
{Draconian code}, or {Draconian laws}, a code of laws made by
Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were said
to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of
excessive rigor.
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