a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to do, act: cf. F. drastique. See Drama. ] (Med.) Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives. -- n. (Med.) A violent purgative. See Cathartic. [ 1913 Webster ]
[はらんばんじょう, haranbanjou](adj-na, adj-no, n) stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes[Add to Longdo]