adj.
Pronunciation: dr ā - ' k ō -n ē - ə n, dr ə -
Function: adjective
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Latin Dracon-, Draco, from Greek Drak ō n Draco (Athenian lawgiver)
Date: 1775
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
2 : CRUEL also : SEVERE < draconian littering fines>