Drastic
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adjective.
Extreme in effect; severe or radical.
adjective.
Acting rapidly or violently.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Effective; efficacious; powerful; acting with force or violence; vigorous: as, a drastic cathartic. Compare
cathartic
,
adjective
noun.
A medicine which speedily and effectually purges.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to
bland
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Extreme
,
severe
.
adjective.
Acting
rapidly
or
violently
.
adjective.
Extremely
severe or
extensive
.
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adjective.
forceful and extreme and rigorous