PROCRUSTEAN


Meaning of PROCRUSTEAN in English

adj. seeking to enforce uniformity by forceful or ruthless methods.

[ Gk Prokroustes, lit. stretcher, f. prokrouo beat out: the name of a legendary robber who fitted victims to a bed by stretching them or cutting off parts of them ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.