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
8 February 2025
(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
