3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Drastic \Dras"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to do, act: cf. F. drastique. See {Drama}.] (Med.) Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to {bland}; as, drastic purgatives. -- n. (Med.) A violent purgative. See {Cathartic}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: drastic adj : forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures" From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 37 Moby Thesaurus words for "drastic": Draconian, acute, cutting, desperate, dire, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fierce, forceful, furious, great, harsh, immoderate, intemperate, intense, keen, outrageous, piercing, potent, powerful, puissant, radical, rigorous, rough, severe, sharp, splitting, strong, tough, unconscionable, vehement, venomous, vigorous, violent, virulent
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