draconian

Meaning of draconian

adjective
  1. (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:

Draconian, lawgiver, lawmaker

Meaning cruel or severe:

harsh

Meaning (of punishment of a person) strict or harsh:

severe

Meaning demanding that rules concerning behaviour are obeyed and observed:

strict

Meaning very severe or serious:

extreme

Meaning likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme:

drastic

Meaning (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting:

stringent

Meaning (of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling:

tough

Meaning severe or extreme in size, amount, or effect:

swingeing

Meaning wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it:

cruel

Meaning savagely violent:

brutal

Meaning inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment:

oppressive

Meaning having or showing no pity or compassion for others:

ruthless

Meaning unceasingly intense:

relentless

Meaning not including needless details or formalities; brief:

summary

Meaning (of a tax or other charge) extremely high:

punitive

Meaning favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom:

authoritarian

Meaning of or typical of a despot; tyrannical:

despotic

Meaning exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way:

tyrannical

Meaning (of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority:

arbitrary

Meaning (especially of a social or political system) inhibiting or restraining personal freedom:

repressive

draconian antonyms

Meaning not severe, serious, or harsh:

mild

Translation of draconian

Anagrams of draconian

Conradian, conradina

Words that rhyme with draconian

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