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draconian:: | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | draco |
Examples of draconian
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Compared with those options, reducing enrollment begins to sound less draconian.
From the latimes.com
Even in their own countries draconian laws are enacted against their own people.
From the swampland.blogs.time.com
Such draconian prohibitions were the norm at hospitals across the United States.
From the nytimes.com
Draconian measures are needed to build spawning stocks back up again in a hurry.
From the timesunion.com
Pakistan is notorious for directing draconian blasphemy laws against Christians.
From the suntimes.com
Good on the ad industry for beating the draconian ban and a political stitch-up.
From the nzherald.co.nz
If Child fails to learn and respect the new rules, then Parent can go draconian.
From the washingtonpost.com
Hislop talks about what he feels are draconian privacy and libel laws in France.
From the guardian.co.uk
It makes little sense to adopt such a draconian policy regarding cell phone use.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws; "Draconian measures"
- Draconian is a metal band from Su00E4ffle, Sweden formed in 1994.
- The Draconians are a fictional extraterrestrial race from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Their only television appearance to date was in the 1973 serial Frontier in Space. ...
- Draconians are a fictional species in the Dragonlance setting of novels and role-playing games. Draconians are humanoids created from corrupting a Good-Aligned Dragon's egg. Each race of draconians varies according to which egg it is spawned from.
- Very severe, oppressive or strict
- [of laws] - excessively harsh and severe. The word origin is from Draco, the name of an ancient Athenian legislator
- (drah COE nee-un) adj. 1. Designating a law or code of extreme severity. 2. Harsh, rigorous.
- A race of anthropomorphic lizards native to the Promethean Galaxy.
- 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him. 2. Cruel; also; severe. [Merriam-Webster]
