Complete Definition of "drastic"

was wotd|2007|June|24
English

Etymology
From Ancient Greek δ�α��ικ�� (drasticos) "active, efficient, (also as a medical term: drastic)" < δ�ά�ι� (drasis) "strength, efficacy" < δ�ά� (drao) "to do".

Pronunciation
IPA|/�dræstɪk/
audio|en-us-drastic.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|æstɪk

Adjective
en-adj

  1. extreme, severe

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

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)

Chinese: 大���, 大���
Finnish: t-|fi|radikaali, t+|fi|äärimmäinen
French: drastique, énergique
German: t+|de|drastisch
Hebrew: �רס�� (drasti)
Ido: drastika
Italian: t+|it|drastico
mid
Polish: drastyczny m, drastyczna f, drastyczne n
Russian: �ил�нодей��в���ий (silnodéistvuiushy), t|ru|гл�бокий|scCyrl (glubóky), t|ru|�езкий|scCyrl (rézky),
Spanish: t-|es|drástico|m
Swedish: drastisk

Category:Greek derivations

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vi:drastic
zh:drastic

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