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drastic

drastic - adjective

  • Acting rapidly or violently
  • Extreme in effect or action : severe
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"a drastic purgative"

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Letter Values

D
7
R
19
A
1
S
20
T
21
I
9
C
6

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin drāsticus, borrowed from Greek drāstikĆ³s "active, energetic, (of medication) acting rapidly," from drāst-, stem of drāĢstēs "doer, performer" (from drā-, variant stem of drĆ”Å, drĆ¢n "to do, perform" + -tēs, agentive suffix, with analogical -s-) + -ikos -ic:1

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