Drastic Definition

drăstĭk
adjective
Acting with force; having a strong or violent effect; severe; harsh; extreme.
Webster's New World

Acting rapidly or violently.

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Origin of Drastic

  • Ancient Greek δραστικός (drastikos, “active, efficient”), from δρᾶσις (drasis, “strength, efficacy”), itself from δράω (drao, “to do”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek drastikos active from drastos to be done from drān to do

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

Drastic Sentence Examples

  • In the end, she made a drastic over-calculation and lost the ground battle.

  • In a month's time, you will see drastic results.

  • The main objects of these drastic alterations have been thought to have been two-fold.

  • Drastic measures were necessary to limit expenditure and to provide new sources of revenue.

  • Well, that would be a little drastic, but it wouldn't hurt us to use some alternate methods to pest control.

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DDRDRA

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CICTIC

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Words Starting With D and Ending With C

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