drastic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   extreme, severe, or far-reaching in action or effect

   The council introduced drastic water restrictions after months of drought.

Common collocations

• drastic revision Adjective + noun

From Ancient Greek drastikos ("active, effective"), from dran ("to do, act"). English first used the word for powerful, fast-acting medicines; the modern general sense retains the idea of forceful action but emphasizes severity or far-reaching effects.

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