Draconian - What does it mean?
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Very severe, oppressive or strict.
* 2009 , Stuart Macintyre, A Concise History of Australia , page 125
(obsolete, except in fiction) Of or resembling a dragon
* {{quote-book, 2006, Steven Erikson, Deadhouse Gates, Book Two, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=Oxnv04gItNAC&pg=PA384, page=384, isbn=0765348799
, passage=The dragon came low to the earth. It defied every image of a draconian being Kulp had ever seen. }}
* 2009 , Jacob Silvia, Qhoenix , page 73
* 1973 , Doctor Who]]'', ''Frontier in Space , by [[Page title, Malcolm Hulke.
The difference between draconian and is:
draconian
English
Etymology 1
From the Athenian lawmaker , known for making harsh laws.Adjective
(en adjective)- The Soviet regime was draconian .
- The mayor announced draconian budget cuts today.
- The conflict in the countryside resulted in a far more draconian punishment. The Southern Cross flag flew over the camps of striking shearers, who in revenge for their victimisation burned grass, fences, buildings and even riverboats
Synonyms
* (very severe) cruel, hard, harsh, oppressive, rigid, strict, stringentEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)- A large sandwyrm (which isn't to be confused with a sandworm) popped its draconian head from the earth.
- Although used as a noun, 'Draconion' is the name of a fictional, humanoid, dragon-like race from the 26th centuary, who originate the planet Draconia.