Word of the Day
"Procrustean
SYLLABICATION:Pro-crus-te-an
PRONUNCIATION: pr-krst-n
VARIANT FORMS:also pro-crus-te-an
ADJECTIVE:Producing or designed to produce strict conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means.
ETYMOLOGY:After Procrustes, a mythical Greek giant who stretched or shortened captives to make them fit his beds, from Latin Procrusts, from Greek Prokrousts, from prokrouein, hammer out, to stretch out : pro-, forth; see pro-2 + krouein, to beat. "
These people do seem to have a political agenda - or just really good timing.
SYLLABICATION:Pro-crus-te-an
PRONUNCIATION: pr-krst-n
VARIANT FORMS:also pro-crus-te-an
ADJECTIVE:Producing or designed to produce strict conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means.
ETYMOLOGY:After Procrustes, a mythical Greek giant who stretched or shortened captives to make them fit his beds, from Latin Procrusts, from Greek Prokrousts, from prokrouein, hammer out, to stretch out : pro-, forth; see pro-2 + krouein, to beat. "
These people do seem to have a political agenda - or just really good timing.
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