procrustean - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'procrustean' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Procrustean

[ a.]

- Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes.

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