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procrustean
adjective as in unsparing
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Then by a Procrustean process he packs the complex and irregular facts into his scheme.
We then proceed to apply the Procrustean bed principle with the very acme of sang froid.
Young limbs will not always adjust themselves to the Procrustean bed.
It is an error to suppose that beauty must be racked on a procrustean bed of formula.
To him the judicial office was a Procrustean one of fitting each case to the legal bed, if necessary by a surgical operation.
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On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to procrustean, such as: ruthless, abundant, bountiful, extravagant, free, and giving.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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