ultradrastic

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adjective

Extremely drastic.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveultradrastic (comparative more ultradrastic, superlative most ultradrastic)

comparative more ultradrastic · superlative most ultradrastic

  1. rareExtremely drastic.

    But It all came about through ultradrastic measures taken by one Hekzebiah Hawkins, first mayor of Dogptach, a man who had more power than Boulder Dam.

    1959, Northwestern State University, Current Sauce (Volume 1952-1953)
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    Some of those on the inside fear that the legislative temper is such that ultradrastic measures will be enacted, which will force an issue similar to that in Missouri, Kentucky and North Carolina.

    1916, The National Underwriter: The National Newspaper of Fire and Casualty Insurance · Volume 20, Part 2, National Underwriter Company, page 9

    With the new chemical treatment methods and ultradrastic kiln schedules, it is possible to start with green walnut and produce a superior (dimensionally stable) kiln dry rifle stock in only 30 days, as compared with the 90 to 120 days the industry normally takes just to dry a gunstock blank by conventional practices..

    1960, United States Forest Service, Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Latinūls
  3. Latinultrā
  4. Englishultra-
  5. Ancient Greekδρᾰ́ω (drắō)
  6. Ancient Greekδρᾶσῐς (drâsĭs)
  7. Ancient Greekδρᾱστῐκός (drāstĭkós)
  8. Englishdrastic
  9. Englishultradrastic

From ultra- + drastic.

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APA

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Chicago

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