Results for severe
Definitions of severe:
part of speech: adjective
Serious: grave: austere: strict: not mild: strictly adhering to rule: sharp: distressing: inclement: searching: difficult to be endured.
part of speech: adjective
Harsh; extremely strict or exact; apt to punish; earnest; rigid; stern; unpitying; austere; sober; sedate; intense, as cold; distressing; inclement, as the weather; searching, as a test or trial; excessive; rigidly adherent to a certain rule or standard, as applied to style in art; not employing unnecessary amplification or ornament, said of the style of a speaker or writer; close; concise.
part of speech: adjective
Grave in manner; forbidding; strict; harsh; as, severe methods of discipline; extremely plain; as, a gown of a severe style; sharp; distressing; as, severe pain; hard to bear; trying; as, a severe test.
Usage examples for severe:
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It seems they had a pretty severe loss.
"With Steyn and De Wet", Philip Pienaar -
I can't be severe to her- she knows that.
"Clarissa, Volume 5 (of 9)", Samuel Richardson -
He's a- growing yet, and the mother's severe aspect relaxed.
"Without a Home", E. P. Roe -
The gentle look had gone from his face, his eyes flashed, and his mouth was set in a stern, severe line.
"Malcolm Sage, Detective", Herbert George Jenkins