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Procrustean (iou)



Procrustean adjective. M19.
[from Procrustes from Greek Prokroustes lit. 'stretcher', from prokrouein beat or hammer out: see below, -AN.]
Of or pertaining to Procrustes, a robber who in Greek legend stretched or mutilated his victims in order to make them fit the length of his bed; seeking or tending to produce uniformity by forceful or arbitrary methods.
B. Jowett Neither must we..confine the Platonic dialogue on the Procrustean bed of a single idea. C. Lambert Vaughan Williams..rarely submits his themes to a Procrustean development.
Procrusteanism noun Procrustean nature or character; an instance of this: M19.