Draconian definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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adjective Exceedingly harsh; very severe: a draconian legal code; draconian budget cuts.

And their response is draconian, and not necessarily the one that's going to get them out of this. — Chris Anderson of WIRED on tech's Long Tail
Unfortunately, the term draconian was not retired with Draco's laws and has gone on to enjoy an uninterrupted applicability to instances of cruel "justice" throughout human history up to today. — The Word Detective
But the deployment model (AppStore) is still a bit draconian, and Apple still jealously holds the reins over which apps can be deployed there and which ones can't, so maybe they haven't learned their lesson yet, after all .... — Javalobby - The heart of the Java developer community
Pelosi's proposals are so draconian, and will so polarize the Capitol, that any thought President-elect Obama has of bipartisan cooperation will be rendered impossible before he even takes office. — Michelle Malkin
He is also an advocate of more gun control legislation as well as a draconian, massively increased enforcement of the current laws. — Mirror On America