drastic
/ˈdɹæstɪk/DRA-stik
/ˈdɹæstɪk/DRA-stik
Meaningable to act
Common meaning: strong and far-reaching in effect
- drasto do, act; a deed, playLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 211 · scan
- ticadjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Greekδραστικός‘effective’source
- Englishdrastic‘strong and far-reaching in effect’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek δράω; δρᾶμα ‘to do, act’.
Roots
- δράω; δρᾶμα Greek “to do, act; a deed, play”
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