Procrustean Definition
prōkrustēən
adjective
Of or like Procrustes or his actions.
Webster's New World
Designed or acting to secure conformity at any cost; drastic or ruthless.
Webster's New World
Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances. [from 17th c.]
Wiktionary
Origin of Procrustean
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After Procrustes , a mythical Greek giant who stretched or shortened captives to make them fit his beds from Latin Procrustēs from Greek Prokroustēs from prokrouein hammer out, to stretch out pro- forth pro–2 krouein to beat
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Procrustes +"Ž -an.
From Wiktionary
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