drastic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite forceful and extreme and rigorous
    • drastic measures

WordNet

Dras"tic adjective
Etymology
Gr. , fr. to do, act: cf. F. drastique. See Drama.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives. -- n. (Med.) A violent purgative. See Cathartic.

Webster 1913