About The Word Drastic
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Drastic
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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}.
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