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extreme (drastic) measures

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  • drastic measures — extreme steps, desperate action …   English contemporary dictionary

  • drastic times call for drastic measures —    When faced with a difficult situation, it is sometimes necessary to take actions which in normal circumstances would appear extreme …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • drastic — [[t]dræ̱stɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you have to take drastic action in order to solve a problem, you have to do something extreme and basic to solve it. Drastic measures are needed to clean up the profession... He s not going to do anything… …   English dictionary

  • drastic — adjective Etymology: Greek drastikos, from dran to do Date: circa 1691 1. acting rapidly or violently < a drastic purgative > 2. extreme in effect or action ; severe < drastic measures > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • drastic — adjective drastic measures were necessary Syn: extreme, serious, desperate, radical, far reaching, momentous, substantial; heavy, severe, harsh, rigorous; oppressive, draconian Ant: moderate …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • extreme — [ek strēm′, ikstrēm′] adj. [ME & OFr < L extremus, last, outermost, superl. of exterus, outer: see EXTERNAL] 1. at the end or outermost point; farthest away; most remote; utmost 2. a) in or to the greatest degree; very great or greatest… …   English World dictionary

  • measures — n. 1) to carry out, take measures 2) coercive; compulsory; draconian; drastic, harsh, stern, stringent; emergency; extreme, radical; preventive, prophylactic; safety, security; stopgap, temporary measures 3) measures to + inf. (we took measures… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • drastic — dras|tic [ˈdræstık] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: drastikos, from dran to do ] extreme and sudden drastic action/measures ▪ NATO threatened drastic action if its terms were not met. ▪ drastic cuts in government spending ▪ Drastic changes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • extreme — 1. adjective 1) extreme danger Syn: utmost, very great, greatest, greatest possible, maximum, maximal, highest, supreme, great, acute, enormous, severe, high, exceptional, extraordinary Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • extreme — 1. adjective 1) extreme danger Syn: utmost, (very) great, greatest (possible), maximum, great, acute, enormous, severe, serious 2) extreme measures Syn: drastic, serious …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

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