draconian
See also: Draconian
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɹəˈkəʊ.ni.ən/, /dɹækˈəʊ.ni.ən/
- (US) enPR: drā-kō'ni-ən, drə-, IPA(key): /dɹeɪˈkoʊ.ni.ən/, /dɹəˈkoʊ.ni.ən/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊniən
Etymology 1 edit
From the Athenian lawmaker Draco, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων (Drákōn), known for making harsh laws. See δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”).
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
draconian (comparative more draconian, superlative most draconian)
- Very severe, cruel, or harsh.
- Synonyms: Orwellian, rigid, strict, stringent, rigorous
- The Soviet regime was draconian.
- The mayor announced draconian budget cuts today.
- 2009, Stuart Macintyre, A Concise History of Australia, page 125:
- The conflict in the countryside resulted in a far more draconian punishment. The Southern Cross flag flew over the camps of striking shearers, who in revenge for their victimisation burned grass, fences, buildings and even riverboats […]
- 2020 April 8, Howard Johnston, “East-ended? When the ECML was at risk”, in Rail, page 65:
- Perhaps lessons had already been learned from the Draconian infrastructure cuts on the Waterloo-Exeter route.
- 2023 May 8, Jonathan Head, “Thailand election: The young radicals shaking up politics”, in BBC News (World)[1]:
- And that movement, while it was eventually crushed through the extensive use of the draconian lese majeste law, shattered the taboo, by calling openly, for the first time, for the powers and financing of the monarchy to be accountable.
Translations edit
severe, oppressive or strict
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Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
draconian (comparative more draconian, superlative most draconian)
- (obsolete, except in fiction) Of or resembling a dragon.
- 2009, Jacob Silvia, Qhoenix, page 73:
- A large sandwyrm (which isn't to be confused with a sandworm) popped its draconian head from the earth.
Synonyms edit
- (resembling a dragon): draconic, draconine, dragonish, dragonlike, dragony
Translations edit
of or resembling a dragon
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Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French draconien.
Adjective edit
draconian m or n (feminine singular draconiană, masculine plural draconieni, feminine and neuter plural draconiene)
Declension edit
Declension of draconian
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | draconian | draconiană | draconieni | draconiene | ||
definite | draconianul | draconiana | draconienii | draconienele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | draconian | draconiene | draconieni | draconiene | ||
definite | draconianului | draconienei | draconienilor | draconienelor |