What does drastic mean?
Definitions for drastic
ˈdræs tɪkdras·tic
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word drastic.
Princeton's WordNet
drasticadjective
forceful and extreme and rigorous
"drastic measures"
Wiktionary
drasticadjective
Extreme, severe.
If our third attempt fails, we may need drastic ideas.
drasticadjective
Acting rapidly or violently.
drasticadjective
Extremely severe or extensive.
Etymology: δραστικός, from δρᾶσις, itself from δράω
Wikipedia
DRASTIC
DRASTIC (Decentralized Radical Autonomous Search Team Investigating COVID-19) is a loose collection of internet activists assembled to investigate the origins of COVID-19, in particular the lab leak theory. Composed of about 30 core members, and primarily organized through the social media website Twitter, DRASTIC was formed in February 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. DRASTIC members called for a "full and unrestricted investigation" into the origins of COVID-19, conducted independently of the World Health Organization; most scientists thought that COVID-19 likely had a natural origin, and some considered that a potential lab leak was worth investigating.Many of DRASTIC's members use pseudonyms, while identified members have backgrounds including mycology, neuroscience, and data science. Members of DRASTIC have engaged in personal attacks against virologists and epidemiologists on Twitter, falsely accusing some of working for the Chinese Communist Party.
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drastic
Drastic refers to actions or situations that are severe, radical, or intense in nature. It often implies a significant or extreme change from the usual or traditional.
Webster Dictionary
Drasticadjective
acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives
Drasticnoun
a violent purgative. See Cathartic
Etymology: [Gr. , fr. to do, act: cf. F. drastique. See Drama.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Drastic
dras′tik, adj. active, powerful.—n. a medicine that purges quickly or thoroughly.—adv. Dras′tically. [Gr. drastikos—draein, to act, to do.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of drastic in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of drastic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of drastic in a Sentence
It's very normal for your child to start getting a little more moody and defiant, but if you start seeing drastic changes, their academic performance is declining, they're not spending as much time with family or isolating themselves, those are big red flags.
Out of every 10 fishermen I have surveyed, 7 to 8 have been complaining of a drastic drop in their daily catch. Once this survey is completed, the government is planning to introduce aquaculture (freshwater fish farming) as a viable alternative livelihood for fishermen here.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel:
Good drama must be drastic.
A lot of this really depends on how this actually translates in the field, i think this could be seen as some mild tightening to sort of incrementally tighten the process, but depending on how this is taken in the field, it could amount to a drastic tightening.
Some of Erdogan's more drastic authoritarian moves are likely the result of political survival instincts, in practice, this would mean retaining control over leadership of the party - somewhat peculiar given that he's not the official head of the party any more - and appointing lieutenants personally loyal to himself.
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- عنيفArabic
- драстиченBulgarian
- dràsticCatalan, Valencian
- drastickýCzech
- drastischGerman
- radikala, drastaEsperanto
- drásticoSpanish
- radikaali, äärimmäinen, drastinenFinnish
- drastique, draconien, énergiqueFrench
- drásticoGalician
- דרסטיHebrew
- drasztikusHungarian
- կտրուկ, վճռական, արմատականArmenian
- drastikaIdo
- drasticoItalian
- drastischDutch
- drasticOccitan
- drastycznyPolish
- drásticoPortuguese
- радикальный, глубокий, решительный, интенсивный, невероятный, резкийRussian
- drastiskSwedish
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