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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Procrustean

· Pro·crus·te·an · IPA /pɹəʊˈkɹʌsti.ən/
01 a. Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatme…
  1. 1.
    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. See: Procrustes