Friday, May 23, 2008

Word of the day #37: draconian

Dra·co·ni·an
/dreɪˈkoʊniən, drə-/ Pronunciation Key - [drey-koh-nee-uhn, druh-] –adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Draco or his code of laws.
2. (often lowercase) rigorous; unusually severe or cruel: Draconian forms of punishment.

This is one of my director's favourite words. I love it :)

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