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drastic

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Severe or extreme in action, effect, or extent.

The director proposed a drastic reduction in the length of the performance.

Dictionary practice example.

A drastic change to a fictional parcel service replaces daily collection with a single collection each month, leaving customers with a sharply reduced service.

From Changes in Intensity.

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