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rhadamanthine

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MEANING:

adjective: Inflexibly just or severe.

ETYMOLOGY:

In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus was the son of Zeus and Europa. He was a judge of the underworld and known for his strict justice. Earliest documented use: 1778.

USAGE:

"Antoine Christophe Saliceti returned to his home island in the role of inflexible ideologue ... dispensing rhadamanthine justice."

Steven Englund; Napoleon: A Political Life; Scribner; 2003.

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