"drastic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɹæs.tɪk/ Audio: en-us-drastic.ogg , en-au-drastic.ogg 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”) 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), köklü (Turkish)
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  2. (Orig. of medicine) Acting rapidly or violently.
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Synonyms: drastick [obsolete] Derived forms: dramastic, drastically, drastic times call for drastic measures, superdrastic, ultradrastic

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹæs.tɪk/ Audio: en-us-drastic.ogg , en-au-drastic.ogg 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”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} drastic (plural drastics)
  1. A powerful, fast-acting purgative medicine.
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Synonyms: drastick [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
  ],
  "word": "drastic"
}

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