Adjective
procrustean (comparative more procrustean, superlative most procrustean)
- Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances. [from 17th c.]
1862, Anthony Trollope, chapter IX, in North America. […], volume I, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC: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, […]
2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 287:The concept of an Age of Nationalism is a bit procrustean.
References
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