adj. seeking to enforce uniformity by forceful or ruthless methods.
Etymology: 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
adj. seeking to enforce uniformity by forceful or ruthless methods.
Etymology: 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
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012