a. Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes. [ 1913 Webster ]
[削足适履 / 削足適履, xuē zú shì lǚㄒㄩㄝ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄩˇ] to cut the feet to fit the shoes (成语 saw); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed); impractical or inelegant solution#98036