draconian
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draconian¹
- /dɹəˈkəʊ.ni.ən/ UK
- /dɹækˈəʊ.ni.ən/ UK
- /dɹəˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ US
- /dɹækˈoʊ.ni.ən/ US
Rhymes with -əʊniən
Where it comes from
From Latin Dracō (stem Dracōn-) + -ian, from Ancient Greek Δράκων (Drákōn), after the Athenian lawmaker Draco, known for making harsh laws. See δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”).
draconian²
- /dɹəˈkəʊ.ni.ən/ UK
- /dɹækˈəʊ.ni.ən/ UK
- /dɹəˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ US
- /dɹækˈoʊ.ni.ən/ US
Rhymes with -əʊniən
Where it comes from
From Latin dracō (“dragon”) (stem dracōn-) + -ian.
adjective more draconian · most draconian
-
Of, relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a dragon.
The dragon came low to the earth. It defied every image of a draconian being Kulp had ever seen.
Similar: draconic, draconical, draconine, dragonesque, dragonish, dragonlike, dragony
noun draconians
- A creature resembling a dragon. ... Draconians are fast. They'll fly to meet us no doubt. I remember after a few moments that the human queen is here as well. I call out to her, “Human queen, you are rescued by the Draconians. Come forth and know that you are safe under[…]
Draconian³
- /drəˈkəʊni.ən/ UK
- /drəˈkoʊni.ən/ US
Rhymes with -əʊniən
Where it comes from
From Latin Dracō (stem Dracōn-) + -ian.
adjective more Draconian · most Draconian
- Of or relating to Draco, the first legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. As to the details of the Draconian constitution, it is certainly surprising to find so many institutions and offices referred to, which had hitherto been only known to exist at a later date.
- Alternative letter-case form of draconian This reverend man, with countenance so demurely benign, with robes so glossy and so clerically flowing, with wig so minutely powdered, so rigid and so vast,—could this be he who, of late, with sour visage, and in snuffy habiliments, administered, ferule in hand, the Draconian laws of the academy?
Translations
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adj severe, oppressive or strict
| Español | draconiano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 엄격(嚴格)하다 eomgyeokhada |
| 中文 | 嚴苛的 /严苛的 |
| Português | draconiano |
| Français | draconien |
| Deutsch | drakonisch, drastisch, entschieden |
| Italiano | draconiano |
| Ελληνικά | δρακόντειος drakónteios |
| Русский | драко́новский drakónovskij |
| العربية | شَدِيد الْقُسْوَة šadīd al-quswa |
adj of or resembling a dragon
| Русский | драко́ний drakónij, драко́новский drakónovskij |
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title = {draconian},
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