adjective. Of or suggestive of a dragon.

adjective. Draconian.

Of or pertaining to Draco, archon of Athens in or about 621 b. c., and one of the founders of the enlightened Attic polity; or resembling in severity the code of laws said to have been established by him, in which he prescribed the penalty of death for nearly all crimes -for smaller crimes because they merited it, and for greater because he knew of no penalty more severe.

Hence Rigorous: applied to any extremely severe, harsh, or oppressive laws.

Relating to the constellation Draco.

adjective. Relating to Draco, the Athenian lawgiver; or to the constellation Draco; or to dragon's blood.

adjective. Related to or suggestive of dragons.

"It criticised the "draconic" increases of excise duties, especially on wine, beer and tobacco, adding the increases would lead to a rise in smuggling and black market activities."

draconic month  

around-the-clock  big-worded  bull-like  bullfiddle  disjointed  

dracontian  dracontine  dragon  dragonlike