drastic
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dras·tic
(drăs′tĭk)adj.
1. Extreme in effect; severe or radical: the drastic measure of amputating the entire leg; drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution.
2. Acting rapidly or violently: a drastic emetic.
[Greek drastikos, active, from drastos, to be done, from drān, to do.]
dras′ti·cal·ly adv.
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drastic
(ˈdræstɪk)adj
extreme or forceful; severe
[C17: from Greek drastikos, from dran to do, act]
ˈdrastically adv
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dras•tic
(ˈdræs tɪk)adj.
1. acting with force or violence; violent.
2. extremely severe or extensive: drastic cuts in spending.
[1685–95; < Greek drastikós efficient, drastic]
dras′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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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" |
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drastic
adjective extreme, strong, radical, desperate, severe, harsh, dire, forceful Drastic measures are needed.
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Translations
شَديد، عَنيف، بالِغ التَّأثيرعَنيف
drastický
drastisk
äärimmäinenjyrkkäradikaali
drastičan
drasztikus
harkalegur, róttækur
思い切った
과감한
radikaliairadikalus
krassradikāls
drastický
drastičen
drastisk
รุนแรงมาก
mạnh mẽ
drastic
[ˈdræstɪk] ADJ [measures, change, reduction] → drástico; [effect] → notorioto take drastic action → tomar medidas drásticas
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drastic
[ˈdræstɪk] adj [change, effect] → significatif/ive
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drastic
adj → drastisch; solution → radikal, drastisch; consequences → schwerwiegend, schwer wiegend; surgery → radikal; change, reform → einschneidend, radikal; improvement → einschneidend; to make drastic changes in something → etw radikal ändern; to take drastic action or measures → drastische Maßnahmen ergreifen
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drastic
[ˈdræstɪk] adj → drastico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
drastic
(ˈdrӕstik) adjective violent, severe and having a wide effect. At this point they decided to take drastic action.
ˈdrastically adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
drastic
→ عَنيف drastický drastisk drastisch δραστικός drástico jyrkkä radical drastičan drastico 思い切った 과감한 drastisch drastisk drastyczny drástico радикальный drastisk รุนแรงมาก zorlayıcı mạnh mẽ 迅猛的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
drastic
a. drástico-a;
___ therapy → tratamiento ___.
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