draconian
Meaning of draconian
adjective
- (of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.
the Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws
late 19th century: from the name of Draco (see Draco2) + -ian.
Information about draconian
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of draconian
dra-co-nian
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- draconian is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
draconian synonyms
Meaning Draconian:
Meaning cruel or severe:
Meaning (of punishment of a person) strict or harsh:
Meaning demanding that rules concerning behaviour are obeyed and observed:
Meaning very severe or serious:
Meaning likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme:
Meaning (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting:
Meaning (of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling:
Meaning severe or extreme in size, amount, or effect:
Meaning wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it:
Meaning savagely violent:
Meaning inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment:
Meaning having or showing no pity or compassion for others:
Meaning unceasingly intense:
Meaning not including needless details or formalities; brief:
Meaning (of a tax or other charge) extremely high:
Meaning favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom:
Meaning of or typical of a despot; tyrannical:
Meaning exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way:
Meaning (of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority:
Meaning (especially of a social or political system) inhibiting or restraining personal freedom:
draconian antonyms
Meaning not severe, serious, or harsh:
Translation of draconian
- French: draconien
- Spanish: draconiano, draconiana
- German: drakonisch
- Italian: draconiano
Anagrams of draconian
Words that rhyme with draconian
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