English-Thai Dictionary

draconian

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DRACONIAN

DRACONIAN Dra *co "ni *an, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c. Draconian code, or Draconian laws, a code of laws made by Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were said to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of excessive rigor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

draconian

dra co ni an |drəˈkōnēən, drā -drəˈkoʊniən | ▶adjective (of laws or their application ) excessively harsh and severe. DERIVATIVES dra con ic |-ˈkänik |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the Greek name Drakōn (see Draco 2 ) + -ian .

 

Oxford Dictionary

draconian

draconian |drəˈkəʊnɪən, dreɪ -| ▶adjective (of laws or their application ) excessively harsh and severe. DERIVATIVES draconic |-ˈkɒnɪk |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the name of Draco (see Draco 2 ) + -ian .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

draconian

draconian adjective collaborators suffered draconian reprisals: harsh, severe, strict, extreme, drastic, stringent, tough; cruel, oppressive, ruthless, relentless, punitive; authoritarian, despotic, tyrannical, repressive. ANTONYMS lenient.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

draconian

draconian adjective collaborators suffered draconian reprisals: harsh, severe, strict, extreme, drastic, stringent, tough, swingeing, cruel, brutal, oppressive, ruthless, relentless, summary, punitive, authoritarian, despotic, tyrannical, arbitrary, repressive, iron-fisted; rare suppressive. ANTONYMS mild.

 

Spanish Dictionary

draconiano, -na

draconiano, -na adjetivo [ley, medida ] Que es excesivamente severo :el nuevo código arrendatario evitaría que el arrendador pueda imponer condiciones draconianas al arrendatario .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Draconian

Dra co ni an -con ic /drəkóʊniən //-kɑ́nɪk |-kɔ́n -/形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖しばしばd -〗(アテネの政治家の )ドラコンのような ; 厳しい ; 残忍な .