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[ adjective ] intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
Examples "severe pain" "a severe case of flu" "a terrible cough" "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns" "a wicked cough" Used in print (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)The movement of events is so fast , the pace so severe , that an attempt to peer into the future is essential if we are to think accurately about the present . (Jesse W. Grimes and Wesley Allinsmith, "Compuls...)According_to the theory proposed , this is a consequence of the severe condition of perceived threat that persists unabated for the anxious child in an ambiguous sort of school environment . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] very strong or vigorous
Examples "strong winds" "a hard left to the chin" "a knockout punch" "a severe blow" Used in print (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)Heavy_coated , severe looking policemen sat astride noble horses along the curbside to prevent the revellers from spilling_out in_front of the crawling traffic . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] severely simple
Examples "a stark interior" Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)Throughout the work of the later ninth century a calm , severe serenity displays itself . The severe yet harmonious vases of the previous fifty years , the Strong Geometric style of the late ninth century , display as firm a mastery of the principles underlying Geometric pottery ; but artists now were ready to refine and elaborate their inheritance . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Examples "a dangerous operation" "a grave situation" "a grave illness" "grievous bodily harm" "a serious wound" "a serious turn of events" "a severe case of pneumonia" Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)She had - he informed her - kidney trouble , liver trouble , and a severe female disorder . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
Examples "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien" "a strict disciplinarian" "a Spartan upbringing" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)Only the independent art_schools , that_is , those not connected with any university or college , receive severe and separate investigation before accreditation by the various regional organizations . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Synonyms Examples "a dangerous operation" "a grave situation" "a grave illness" "grievous bodily harm" "a serious wound" "a serious turn of events" "a severe case of pneumonia" "a life-threatening disease" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 17999
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[ adjective ] very bad in degree or extent
Examples "a severe worldwide depression" "the house suffered severe damage" Related terms |
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