drastic

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(drăs'tĭk) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Severe or radical in nature; extreme: the drastic measure of amputating the entire leg; drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution.
  2. Taking effect violently or rapidly: a drastic emetic.

[Greek drastikos, active, from drastos, to be done, from drān, to do.]

drastically dras'ti·cal·ly adv.


adj

Definition: severe, extreme
Antonyms: calm, collected, easy, mild

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Harsh or extreme.

pronunciation Life can be seen to suffer from a drastic lack of editing. It stops too quick, or else it goes on too long. — Larry McMurtry.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - drastisk, voldsom, kraftig

Nederlands (Dutch)
drastisch

Français (French)
adj. - drastique, draconien, radical, énergique, massif (une réduction)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - drastisch, durchgreifend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δραστικός, αποτελεσματικός, αποφασιστικός, δριμύς, έντονος

Italiano (Italian)
drastico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - drástico

Русский (Russian)
кардинальный, резкий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - drástico, enérgico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - drastisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
激烈的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 激烈的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 과격한, 과감한, 발본적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 強烈な, 思い切った, 徹底的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عنيف, قاس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נמרץ, דרסטי‬


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