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drastic

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dras·tic  (drstk)
adj.
1. Severe or radical in nature; extreme: the drastic measure of amputating the entire leg; drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution.
2. Taking effect violently or rapidly: a drastic emetic.

[Greek drastikos, active, from drastos, to be done, from drn, to do.]

drasti·cal·ly adv.

drastic [ˈdræstɪk]
adj
extreme or forceful; severe
[from Greek drastikos, from dran to do, act]
drastically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.drastic - forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"
forceful - characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"

drastic
adjective extreme, strong, radical, desperate, severe, harsh, dire, forceful Drastic measures are needed.
Translations
drastic [ˈdræstɪk] ADJ [measures, change, reduction] → drástico; [effect] → notorio
to take drastic actiontomar medidas drásticas

drastic [ˈdræstɪk] adj
(= radical) [measures] → draconien(ne)
to take drastic action → prendre des mesures énergiques
[change, effect] → significatif/ive

drastic
adjdrastisch; solutionradikal, drastisch; consequencesschwerwiegend, schwer wiegend; surgeryradikal; change, reformeinschneidend, radikal; improvementeinschneidend; to make drastic changes in somethingetw radikal ändern; to take drastic action or measuresdrastische Maßnahmen ergreifen

drastic [ˈdræstɪk] adjdrastico/a
drastic [ˈdræstɪk] adjdrastico/a

drastic
adj drastic [ˈdrӕstik]
violent, severe and having a wide effect At this point they decided to take drastic action. drastiese شَديد، عَنيف، بالِغ التَّأثير драстичен drastický drastisk drastisch δραστικός drástico, radical äärmuslik شدید؛ تند äärimmäinen énergique, radical דְרָסטִי प्रचंड, उदंड, शक्तिशाली drastičan drasztikus drastis harkalegur, róttækur drastico 思い切った 과감한 ryžtingas, radikalus radikāls; krass mendadak drastisch drastisk drakoński, bezwzględny drástico energic, radical радикальный drastický drastičen drastičan drastisk รุนแรงมาก sert, âcil 猛烈的 рішучий; суворий اثر انگیز quyết liệt
adv drastically
drastiese بصورةٍ شَديدَه/ عَنيفَه драстично drasticky drastiskt drastisch δραστικά drásticamente järsult بطور شدید ratkaisevasti radicalement בְּאוֹפֶן דְרָסטִי प्रबलतापूर्वक drastično, iznimno strogo drasztikusan secara radikal harkalega drasticamente 徹底的に 맹렬하게 ryžtingai, radikaliai radikāli; krasi secara mendadak drastisch drastisk drastycznie, bezwzględnie drasticamente (în mod) drastic радикально drasticky drastično drastično drastiskt อย่างรุนแรง gözle görülür biçimde, esaslı 激烈地 рішуче; суворо سختی سے một cách quyết liệt

drastic عنيف drastický drastisk drastisch δραστικός drástico jyrkkä radical drastičan drastico 思い切った 과감한 drastisch drastisk drastyczny drástico сильнодействующий drastisk รุนแรงมาก zorlayıcı mạnh mẽ 迅猛的


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Wrench did not neglect sending the usual white parcels, which this time had black and drastic contents.
For the ape- man they found more drastic measures would be necessary.
* Many efforts were made during this period to organize the perishing farmer class into a political party, the aim of which was destroy the trusts and corporations by drastic legislation.
 
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