English-Thai Dictionary

drastic

ADJ รุนแรง มาก  ร้ายแรง  radical severe roon-rang-mak

 

drastically

ADV อย่างรุนแรง  radically yang-roon-rang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DRASTIC

a.[Gr. , to make. ] Powerful; acting with strength or violence; efficacious; as a drastic cathartic.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DRASTIC

Dras "tic, a. Etym: [Gr. drastique. See Drama. ] (Med. )

 

Defn: Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives. -- n. (Med. )

 

Defn: A violent purgative. See Cathartic.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

drastic

dras tic |ˈdrastik ˈdræstɪk | ▶adjective likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme: a drastic reduction of staffing levels. DERIVATIVES dras ti cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN late 17th cent. (originally applied to the effect of medicine ): from Greek drastikos, from dran ‘do. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

drastic

drastic |ˈdrastɪk, ˈdrɑː -| ▶adjective likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme: a drastic reduction of staffing levels. DERIVATIVES drastically adverb ORIGIN late 17th cent. (originally applied to the effect of medicine ): from Greek drastikos, from dran ‘do ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

drastic

drastic adjective drastic measures were necessary: extreme, serious, desperate, radical, far-reaching, impactful, momentous, substantial; heavy, severe, harsh, rigorous; oppressive, draconian. ANTONYMS moderate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

drastic

drastic adjective drastic measures were necessary: extreme, serious, forceful, desperate, dire, radical, far-reaching, momentous, substantial; heavy, sharp, severe, harsh, rigorous, swingeing, punishing, excessive, oppressive, draconian. ANTONYMS mild, moderate.

 

Spanish Dictionary

drástico, -ca

drástico, -ca adjetivo 1 Que es radical, riguroso o severo, o que se produce de esa forma :los legisladores se proponían votar una drástica reducción del presupuesto; el marcado bajón de la Bolsa de Nueva York, según los analistas, puede conducir mañana a otra drástica caída de los mercados europeos .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino [purgante ] Que es enérgico y actúa irritando la mucosa intestinal .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

drastic

dras tic /drǽstɪk , ｟英 ｠drɑ́ːst -/形容詞 more ～; most ～〈行動 手段などが 〉思い切った, 大胆な , 抜本的な ; 〈薬などが 〉強烈に作用する, 激烈な ▸ a drastic change 抜本的な変更 ▸ apply drastic remedies 荒療治を施す ▸ make a drastic cut in expenses 経費を大胆に節減する dr á s ti cal ly /-k (ə )li /副詞 思い切って, 抜本的に .