Procrustean

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances.

   “The object in choosing the political capital is average nearness of approach from the various confines of the State; but commerce submits to no such Procrustean laws in selecting her capitals, and consequently she has placed Detroit on the borders of Michigan, […]”

2. sıfat Alternative letter-case form of procrustean.

   “We should not see their intellects stunted by Procrustean attempts to teach them all the same accomplishments, to the neglect, most often, of any sound practical training of their faculties.”