DRACONIAN


Meaning of DRACONIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ drā-ˈkō-nē-ən, drə- ]

adjective

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Latin Dracon-, Draco, from Greek Drakōn 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

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