Definition of drastic Drastic

/dɹæˈstɪk/ - [drastik] - dras•tic

We found 8 definitions of drastic from 5 different sources.

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What does drastic mean?

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Adjective

drastic, drasticcer, drasticcest

drastic - forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • drastic (a.)
    Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives.
  • drastic (n.)
    A violent purgative. See Cathartic.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • drastic
    Forceful, severe and having a wide effect.

Part of speech

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  • drastic, adjective.

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