Draconian
(adjective) of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws; “Draconian measures”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
draconian (comparative more draconian, superlative most draconian)
Very severe or strict.
• (very severe): cruel, hard, harsh, Orwellian, rigid, strict, stringent
draconian (comparative more draconian, superlative most draconian)
(obsolete, except in fiction) Of or resembling a dragon.
• (resembling a dragon): draconic, draconine, dragonish, dragonlike
• Conradian, Rinconada, noncardia
Source: Wiktionary
Dra*co"ni*an, a.
Definition: Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c. Draconian code, or Draconian laws, a code of laws made by Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were said to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of excessive rigor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 March 2025
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
