Procrustean Definition

prōkrustēən
adjective
Of or like Procrustes or his actions.
Webster's New World
Designed or acting to secure conformity at any cost; drastic or ruthless.
Webster's New World

Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances. [from 17th c.]

Wiktionary

Origin of Procrustean

  • After Procrustes , a mythical Greek giant who stretched or shortened captives to make them fit his beds from Latin Procrustēs from Greek Prokroustēs from prokrouein hammer out, to stretch out pro- forth pro–2 krouein to beat

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Procrustes +"Ž -an.

    From Wiktionary

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