drastic

3 definitions found

drastic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Drastic \Dras"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to do, act: cf. F.
     drastique. See Drama.] (Med.)
     Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; --
     opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives. -- n. (Med.) A
     violent purgative. See Cathartic.
     [1913 Webster]

drastic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  drastic
      adj 1: forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"

drastic - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "drastic":
     Draconian, acute, cutting, desperate, dire, excessive, exorbitant,
     extravagant, extreme, fierce, forceful, furious, great, harsh,
     immoderate, intemperate, intense, keen, outrageous, piercing,
     potent, powerful, puissant, radical, rigorous, rough, severe,
     sharp, splitting, strong, tough, unconscionable, vehement,
     venomous, vigorous, violent, virulent