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procrustean

Today it means: Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances. Full definition →

First used 17th c.English Procrustes ← Ancient Greek Προκρούστης (Prokroústēs) ← Proto-Indo-European *krews-

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procrustean · adjective¹

Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European*pér
Proto-Indo-European*pró
Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
Ancient Greekπρο-
Proto-Indo-European*krews-
Ancient Greekκρούω
Ancient Greekπροκρούω (prokroúō)
Ancient GreekΠροκρούστης (Prokroústēs)
EnglishProcrustes
English todayprocrustean

From Procrustes + -an.

Procrustean · adjective²

From Procrustes + -an.

First known use, by meaning

from 17th c. Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.