Draconian

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Exceedingly harsh; very severe: a draconian legal code; draconian budget cuts.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Very severe, oppressive or strict.
  • adj. Of or resembling a dragon
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c. Used especially in the phrase Draconian punishment.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as Draconic.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws
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    draconic    dracontine    harsh    cruel    stringent   
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