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draconian
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dra·co·ni·an  (dr-kn-n, dr-)
adj.
Exceedingly harsh; very severe: a draconian legal code; draconian budget cuts.
[After Draco.]
Draconian [dreɪˈkəʊnɪən], Draconic [dreɪˈkɒnɪk]
adj (sometimes not capital)
1. (Biographies) of or relating to Draco or his code of laws
2. harsh
Draconianism  n
Draconically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.Draconian - of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws; "Draconian measures"
draconian
adjective (sometimes cap.) severe, hard, harsh, stern, drastic, stringent, punitive, austere, pitiless draconian censorship laws
Translations
draconian [drəˈkəʊnɪən] ADJ → draconiano, severo, riguroso
draconian [drəˈkəʊniən] adj [law, measure] → draconien(ne)
draconian
adj → drakonisch
draconian [drəˈkəʊnɪən] adj → draconiano/a
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Your Christian churches are lying empty and derelict and decaying across the land, as the old draconians die off.
Letter: Kinder time by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
I mean, do the Draconians ever take any notice of English law?
Victor Lewis-Smith solumn: BANGER OUT OF ORDER by The Mirror (London, England)
Despite going a goal down, AFC Whitchurch bounced back thanks to a goal from Gary King and a brace each from Phil Bodmin and Ellis Randall to see off Cardiff Draconians 5-3.
Fast start puts Croft on a High by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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