The Federal statutes of constitutionality now applicable to the states [are] not so strict as to be “Procrustean” (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Pro|crus|tes — «proh KRUHS teez», noun. Greek Legend. a robber who stretched his victims or cut short their legs to make them fit the length of his bed … Useful english dictionary
crus — crus·ta·cea; crus·ta·ce·ol·o·gy; crus·ta·ceous; crus·ta·tion; crus·tif·ic; crus·ti·fi·ca·tion; crus·ti·fied; crus·tose; de·crus·ta·tion; in·crus·ta·tion; Lin·crus·ta; zam·i·crus; crus; crus·ta; crus·ta·cean; in·crus·tate; pro·crus·te·an;… … English syllables
pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… … English syllables
Crataegus crus-galli — Hahnensporn Weißdorn Hahnensporn Weißdorn (Crataegus crus galli) Systematik Familie: Rosengewächse (Rosaceae) … Deutsch Wikipedia
procrustean — pro·crus·te·an … English syllables
Procrustean — Pro•crus•te•an [[t]proʊˈkrʌs ti ən[/t]] adj. 1) myt pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes 2) (often l.c.) tending to produce conformity by violent or arbitrary means • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
Procrustes — Pro•crus•tes [[t]proʊˈkrʌs tiz[/t]] n. myt (in Greek myth) a robber who stretched or amputated the limbs of travelers to make them conform to the length of his bed … From formal English to slang
procrustes — pro·crus·tes … English syllables
tes — ach·o·ru·tes; acrob·a·tes; ae·ti·tes; ag·e·la·cri·ni·tes; ago·ni·a·ti·tes; agri·o·tes; al·eu·ri·tes; al·ve·o·li·tes; al·y·tes; am·blop·li·tes; am·mo·coe·tes; am·mo·dy·tes; am·mo·ni·tes; an·ar·ces·tes; an·thoc·er·o·tes; an·tis·tes; ao·tes;… … English syllables
Procrustean — Pro*crus te*an, 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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
