Procrustean

Pro·crus·te·an also pro·crus·te·an  (pr-krst-n)

adj.

Producing or designed to produce strict conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means.

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[After Procrustes, a mythical Greek giant who stretched or shortened captives to make them fit his beds, from Latin Procrusts, from Greek Prokrousts, from prokrouein, hammer out, to stretch out : pro-, forth; see pro-² + krouein, to beat.]

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Procrustean

Adjective

ruthlessly enforcing uniformity [after Procrustes, robber in Greek myth who fitted travellers into his bed by stretching or lopping off their limbs]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

Procrustean - of or relating to the mythical giant Procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by him