About The Word Drastic

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Drastic to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Drastic definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Drastic

Drastic Meaning & Definition
Drastic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Drastic?

[adj] forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Drastic: forceful

Related Terms | Find terms related to Drastic: acute | cutting | desperate | dire | Draconian | excessive | exorbitant | extravagant | extreme | fierce | forceful | furious | great | harsh | immoderate | intemperate | intense | keen | outrageous | piercing | potent | powerful | puissant | radical | rigorous | rough | severe | sharp | splitting | strong | tough | unconscionable | vehement | venomous | vigorous | violent | virulent

See Also |

Drastic In Webster's Dictionary

\Dras"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to do, act: cf. F. drastique. See {Drama}.] (Med.) Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to {bland}; as, drastic purgatives. -- n. (Med.) A violent purgative. See {Cathartic}.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Virginia mallow ‐ tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having…
  • Sinecure ‐ an office that involves minimal duties [n] a benefice to which…
  • Ground bait ‐ bait scattered on the water to…
  • Ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes ‐ mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults;…
  • Boolean logic ‐ a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in…
  • Repine ‐ express…
  • Chinese angelica ‐ similar to American angelica tree but less…
  • Outlawry ‐ illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the…
  • Flammable ‐ possible to burn
  • Genus mastodon ‐ extinct type genus of the Mammutidae:…