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dras·tic D0381600 (drăs′tĭk)adj.1. Extreme in effect; severe or radical: the drastic measure of amputating the entire leg; drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution.2. Acting rapidly or violently: a drastic emetic. [Greek drastikos, active, from drastos, to be done, from drān, to do.] dras′ti·cal·ly adv.drastic (ˈdræstɪk) adjextreme or forceful; severe[C17: from Greek drastikos, from dran to do, act] ˈdrastically advdras•tic (ˈdræs tɪk) adj. 1. acting with force or violence; violent. 2. extremely severe or extensive: drastic cuts in spending. [1685–95; < Greek drastikós efficient, drastic] dras′ti•cal•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | drastic - forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"forceful - characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace" |
drasticadjective extreme, strong, radical, desperate, severe, harsh, dire, forceful Drastic measures are needed.Translationsdrastic (ˈdrӕstik) adjective violent, severe and having a wide effect. At this point they decided to take drastic action. 激烈的 猛烈的ˈdrastically adverb 激烈地 激烈地- I don't want anything drastic → 不要太夸张了
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drastic times call for drastic measuresExtreme and undesirable circumstances or situations can only be resolved by resorting to equally extreme actions. Derived from the proverb, "Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies." I know that the austerity measures introduced by the government during the recession are unpopular, but drastic times call for drastic measures.See also: call, drastic, measure, timesdrastic times require drastic measuresExtreme and undesirable circumstances or situations can only be resolved by resorting to equally extreme actions. Derived from the proverb, "desperate diseases must have desperate remedies." I know that the austerity measures introduced by the government during the recession are unpopular, but drastic times require drastic measures.See also: drastic, measure, require, timesdrastic Dutch Renal Artery Stenosis Intervention Cooperative Study. A trial comparing medical antihypertensive therapy with renal artery balloon angioplasty (BA) for managing hypertension Conclusion Intervention study: at 3 months, blood pressure was similar in the two groups. 22 patients in the medical treatment group underwent angioplasty because of persistent hypertension. At 12 months, there were no significant differences between the two groups in blood pressure, daily drug doses or renal functiondrastic [Gr. drastikos, effective] 1. Excessively vigorous; said in the past of some medications.2. A very active cathartic, usually producing many explosive bowel movements accompanied by pain and tenesmus. The use of this type of cathartic is not advisable. DRASTIC
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DRASTIC➣Diffuse Reflectance Absorbance Spectroscopy Taking in Chemometrics (approach for rapid screening of metabolite overproduction) |
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Synonyms for drasticadj extremeSynonyms- extreme
- strong
- radical
- desperate
- severe
- harsh
- dire
- forceful
Words related to drasticadj forceful and extreme and rigorousRelated Words |