First Known Use: 1775
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draconian
adjective, dra·co·ni·an often capitalized \drā-ˈkō-nē-ən, drə-\
: very severe or cruel
Full Definition of DRACONIAN
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: of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
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Origin of DRACONIAN
Latin Dracon-, Draco, from Greek Drakōn Draco (Athenian lawgiver)
Rhymes with DRACONIAN
aeonian, Antonian, Baconian, Bergsonian, Bostonian, Capetonian, chelonian, Clactonian, demonian, Devonian, Estonian, Etonian, favonian, Galtonian, Gladstonian, gorgonian, Gorgonian, Houstonian, Ionian, Jacksonian, Johnsonian, Jonsonian, Miltonian, Newtonian, Oxonian, Petronian, plutonian, Samsonian, Wilsonian
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