PROCRUSTEAN


Meaning of PROCRUSTEAN in English

/proh krus"tee euhn/ , adj.

1. pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.

2. ( often l.c.) tending to produce conformity by violent or arbitrary means.

[ 1840-50; PROCRUSTE(S) + -AN ]

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