"drastic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdɹɑːs.tɪk/ [UK], /ˈdɹæs.tɪk/ [US] Audio: en-us-drastic.ogg [US], en-au-drastic.ogg [Australia] Forms: more drastic [comparative], most drastic [superlative]
Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: From Ancient Greek δραστικός (drastikós, “active, efficient”), from δρᾶσις (drâsis, “strength, efficacy”), itself from δράω (dráō, “to do”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|δραστικός||active, efficient}} Ancient Greek δραστικός (drastikós, “active, efficient”), {{m|grc|δρᾶσις||strength, efficacy}} δρᾶσις (drâsis, “strength, efficacy”), {{m|grc|δράω||to do}} δράω (dráō, “to do”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} drastic (comparative more drastic, superlative most drastic)
  1. Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe. Synonyms (severe): draconian Translations (extreme, severe): drasties (Afrikaans), կտրուկ (ktruk) (Armenian), վճռական (včṙakan) (Armenian), արմատական (armatakan) (Armenian), drásticu (Asturian), драстичен (drastičen) (Bulgarian), dràstic (Catalan), 大刀闊斧 (Chinese Mandarin), 大刀阔斧 (dàdāokuòfǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), drastický (Czech), drastisch (Dutch), drasta (Esperanto), (rilate al politiko aŭ normo) radikala (Esperanto), radikaali (Finnish), äärimmäinen (Finnish), drastinen (Finnish), draconien (French), drastique [proscribed] (French), énergique (French), drástico (Galician), drastisch (German), דרסטי (drasti) (Hebrew), drasztikus (Hungarian), drastika (Ido), drastico (Italian), drastic (Occitan), drastyczny (Polish), drástico (Portuguese), интенсивный (intensivnyj) (Russian), реши́тельный (rešítelʹnyj) (Russian), радикальный (radikalʹnyj) (Russian), глубо́кий (glubókij) (Russian), ре́зкий (rézkij) (Russian), невероя́тный (neverojátnyj) (Russian), drástico (Spanish), drastisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-drastic-en-adj-26JMI8p3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of 'severe': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'extreme, severe': 97 3
  2. (Orig. of medicine) Acting rapidly or violently.
    Sense id: en-drastic-en-adj-kPLHU8HL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 35 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: drastick [obsolete] Derived forms: drastically

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɹɑːs.tɪk/ [UK], /ˈdɹæs.tɪk/ [US] Audio: en-us-drastic.ogg [US], en-au-drastic.ogg [Australia] Forms: drastics [plural]
Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: From Ancient Greek δραστικός (drastikós, “active, efficient”), from δρᾶσις (drâsis, “strength, efficacy”), itself from δράω (dráō, “to do”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|δραστικός||active, efficient}} Ancient Greek δραστικός (drastikós, “active, efficient”), {{m|grc|δρᾶσις||strength, efficacy}} δρᾶσις (drâsis, “strength, efficacy”), {{m|grc|δράω||to do}} δράω (dráō, “to do”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} drastic (plural drastics)
  1. A powerful, fast-acting purgative medicine.
    Sense id: en-drastic-en-noun-updx9h41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 35 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: drastick [obsolete]

Adjective [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French drastique. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|drastique|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French drastique, {{bor+|ro|fr|drastique}} Borrowed from French drastique Head templates: {{ro-adj}} drastic m or n (feminine singular drastică, masculine plural drastici, feminine and neuter plural drastice) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: drastică [feminine, singular], drastici [masculine, plural], drastice [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], drastic [accusative, indefinite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], drastică [accusative, feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], drastici [accusative, indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], drastice [accusative, feminine, indefinite, neuter, nominative, plural], drasticul [accusative, definite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], drastica [accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular], drasticii [accusative, definite, masculine, nominative, plural], drasticele [accusative, definite, feminine, neuter, nominative, plural], drastic [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], drastice [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], drastici [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], drastice [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, neuter, plural], drasticului [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], drasticei [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, singular], drasticilor [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, plural], drasticelor [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. drastic Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-drastic-ro-adj-FQ9~HlYL Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drasticilor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drasticelor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "drastic m or n (feminine singular drastică, masculine plural drastici, feminine and neuter plural drastice)",
      "name": "ro-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ro-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Romanian adjectives",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian terms borrowed from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "drastic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drastic",
          "drastic#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "drastic"
}

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