Procrustean
Definition:
Tending to produce confirmity by violent or arbitrary means.
(Eponym of Procrustes: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/procrustes )
Procrustean in a sentence:
As the tangerine baggage girl stomped his elbow into a matchbox-sized gap somewhere behind his sholderblades, Alan cursed Ryan Air's new ruthlessly space efficient 'Compacto Passenger Coffins' and their procrustean ergonomics. But at a bargainous €15 euros (plus taxes) to Oslo he knew he couldn't really complain.
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