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]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.