DRASTIC


Meaning of DRASTIC in English

— drastically , adv.

/dras"tik/ , adj.

1. acting with force or violence; violent.

2. extremely severe or extensive: a drastic tax-reduction measure.

[ 1685-95; drastikós active, equiv. to drast ( ós ) (verbal adj. of drân to do) + -ikos -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .