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drastic

[ dras-tik ]

adjective

  1. extremely severe or extensive:

    a drastic tax-reduction measure.

  2. (of medicines) acting with force or violence:

    a drastic laxative.



drastic

/ ˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. extreme or forceful; severe
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·پ·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drastic1

First recorded in 1685–95; from Greek پó “active,” equivalent to (ó) (verbal adjective of â “to do”) + -ikos adjective suffix ( -ic )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drastic1

C17: from Greek drastikos, from dran to do, act
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Tech giants could still face drastic changes to how they manage their supply chain and costs.

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“I wanted to see them before anything drastic happens. I don’t trust America, as a tourist.”

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A few months later, Munn received news that would change her life in a far more drastic way.

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Without a drastic reimagining of our systems, a poverty crisis looms.

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A legal challenge from nearly two dozen states has sought to reverse the drastic scaling back in NIH funding.

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