Associations to the word «Procrustean»
Wiktionary
PROCRUSTEAN, adjective. Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances. [from 17th c.]
PROCRUSTEAN ASSIGNMENT, noun. (computing) (dated) (rare) A form of assignment to fixed-length string variables in which a shorter value is padded to the necessary length while a longer one is truncated.
PROCRUSTEAN BED, noun. An arbitrary standard to which compliance is enforced.
PROCRUSTEAN BEDS, noun. Plural of procrustean bed
Dictionary definition
PROCRUSTEAN, adjective. Of or relating to the mythical giant Procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by him.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.