'Procrustean' definitions:
Definition of 'Procrustean'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to the mythical giant Procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by him
Definition of 'Procrustean'
From: GCIDE
- Procrustean \Pro*crus"te*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'procrustean'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- dour,
- firm,
- fundamentalist,
- hard,
- hidebound,
- impliable,
- inexorable,
- inflexible,
- iron,
- ironbound,
- ironclad,
- ironhanded,
- muscle-bound,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- orthodox,
- purist,
- puristic,
- puritan,
- puritanic,
- relentless,
- rigid,
- rigorist,
- rigoristic,
- rigorous,
- rockbound,
- stiff,
- straightlaced,
- straitlaced,
- stubborn,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- unrelenting,
- unyielding