Drastic

Adjective

 * 1) Extreme, severe.
 * If our third attempt fails, we may need drastic ideas.
 * 1) Acting rapidly or violently.
 * 2) Extremely severe or extensive.

Adverbs for Drastic
cruelly; intensely; inhumanly; emphatically; unscrupulously; pitifully; powerfully; intensely; virulently; poignantly; harshly; resolutely; immensely; strenuously; incisively; violently; desperately; brutally; trenchantly ; strikingly.

Thesaurus
Draconian, acute, cutting, desperate, dire, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fierce, forceful, furious, great, harsh, immoderate, intemperate, intense, keen, outrageous, piercing, potent, powerful, puissant, radical, rigorous, rough, severe, sharp, splitting, strong, tough, unconscionable, vehement, venomous, vigorous, violent, virulent

Etymology
δραστικός:, from δρᾶσις:, itself from  δράω:

Translations

 * Bulgarian: драстичен
 * Chinese: 大刀闊斧, 大刀阔斧
 * Czech:
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 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * German:
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 * Hungarian:
 * Ido: drastika
 * Italian:
 * Polish: drastyczny
 * Russian: ; ;, ;
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: drastisk