Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
Dravidian
draw
draw back
draw gear
draw hoe
draw in
draw off
draw on
draw out
draw play
draw poker
draw shot
draw soup
draw up
drawback
drawbar
drawbridge
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

drastic

dras·tic [ drástik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. powerful in effect: having a powerful effect or far-reaching consequences
a crisis calling for drastic measures

2. very marked: very noticeable, significant, and usually worrying because of its amount or degree
drastic budget cuts

[Late 17th century. < Greek drastikos "effective, active" < dran "do"]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft