Definitions for drastic
ˈdræs tɪkdras·tic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. drasticadjective

   forceful and extreme and rigorous

   "drastic measures"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.2 / 5 votes

1. drasticadjective

   Extreme, severe.

   If our third attempt fails, we may need drastic ideas.

2. drasticadjective

   Acting rapidly or violently.

3. drasticadjective

   Extremely severe or extensive.

4. Etymology: δραστικός, from δρᾶσις, itself from δράω

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drasticadjective

   acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives

2. Drasticnoun

   a violent purgative. See Cathartic

3. Etymology: [Gr. , fr. to do, act: cf. F. drastique. See Drama.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drastic

   dras′tik, adj. active, powerful.—n. a medicine that purges quickly or thoroughly.—adv. Dras′tically. [Gr. drastikos—draein, to act, to do.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drastic in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drastic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of drastic in a Sentence

1. Ricardo Ismael:

   There may be no legal arguments to sustain such a drastic measure, but so far it is the strongest argument the opposition has so far.

2. Yanghee Lee:

   It is a failed coup, the coup has not succeeded in the past year. And that is why they are taking even more drastic measures to finish out the coup.

3. Marcelo Ebrard:

   I think it's a fair balance because they had more drastic measures and proposals at the start and we reached some middle point.

4. Michael Sansoterra:

   We're sorting through earnings. It's mixed, but there's no drastic change to the general economic recovery.

5. Cristina Castillo:

   I'm not crazy about Scioli, but I'm going to vote for him because Macri's policies would let too many foreign goods into the country, and that would be bad for local industry, reading between the lines, it's clear Macri wants a drastic fiscal adjustment.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=drastic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drastic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drastic
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drastic
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=drastic
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=drastic