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Procrustean

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Procrustean'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/procrustean.html. 1828.