draconic
adjective
of or like a dragon.
draconic
1 American
[dray-kon-ik, druh-]
/ dreɪˈkɒn ɪk, drə- /
adjective
Draconic
2
American
[dray-kon-ik, druh-]
/ dreɪˈkɒn ɪk, drə- /
adjective
draconic
British
/ dreɪˈkɒnɪk /
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of draconic1
1670–80; < Latin dracōn- (stem of dracō ) dragon + -ic
Origin of Draconic2
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The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were accordion, draconian and draconic.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
Dragon Tryst Frame: Give your picture a draconic aura with this distinctive 6.5-by-6-inch, heart-shaped picture frame, crafted with pewter color finished resin.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
Striking is the contrast between this mild, cooperative act and the draconic laws regulating stock exchanges and holding companies.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are amongst the constellations four great draconic or serpent-like forms.
From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by E. Walter (Edward Walter) Maunder
There was a little smile in the faces of some of the men, for Torrance’s draconic fashion of arguing was known to them.
From The Cattle-Baron's Daughter by Harold Bindloss
The spring planting lagged 2,000,000 acres behind last year, and meat production was down 13% in spite of Khrushchev's feverish speeches and Draconic firings early in the spring.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his Draconic drive to eliminate corruption from South Korea, austere Strong man General Park Chung Hee has cracked down hardest on the nation's smugglers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Why did Providence make children? and why does not some wise Draconic law banish them for ever to the nursery?
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 382, July 25, 1829 by Various
In this way, Ezekiel-like, he retrieved his losses; but to the regiments so completed the addition of these resurrection recruits proved demoralising to a degree, notwithstanding the Draconic nature of the Prussian discipline.
From The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore by J. R. (John Robert) Hutchinson
This Draconic decree is signed, Puerto Rico, May 31, 1843.
From The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation by R. A. (Rudolph Adams) Van Middeldyk
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