Extremely harsh or severe, variant or archaic form of draconic relating to Draco's strict laws.
An alternative form of draconic, using a different suffix pattern (-ian instead of -ic) to create an adjective from Draco. This variant appears occasionally in older English texts and formal legal writing.
The fact that we have 'draconic,' 'draconian,' and 'dracontian' as competing words shows how a single ancient lawmaker's reputation spread across multiple languages and centuries with endless variations!
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