draconIc (1)

[Gr. drakōn =a dragon, and Eng. adj. suff. -ic.] Pertaining to the constellation Draco, or the Dragon. drā-con-ic (2), a . [From Draco, an A then i an legislator, who flourished about B. C. 621. When archon he made a code of laws, which, on account of their severity, were said to be written in characters of blood; hence, the term was applied to any very severe or sanguinary law or rule.] Very severe, cruel, or sanguinary. "The blasphemy of laws Making kings' rights divine, by some draconic clause." Byron: Childe Harold , iii. 64. draconic acid, s . [ANISIC ACID.] *drā-con-ic-al, a. [Eng. draconic; -al.] The same as DRACONIC (2) (q. v.). *drā-con-Ic-al-ly, adv . [Eng. drac on i cal; -ly.] In a draconic manner; after the manner of Draco; severely.