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Procrustean
Pro-crus′te-an
,Adj.
Of or pertaining to
Procrustes
, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; Definition 2024
procrustean
procrustean
English
Alternative forms
- Procrustean
Adjective
procrustean (comparative more procrustean, superlative most procrustean)
- Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances. [from 17th c.]
- 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 287:
- The concept of an Age of Nationalism is a bit procrustean.
- 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 287:
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Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances
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