Definition of severe

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Severe (superl.) Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh; not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism; severe punishment..

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Nostalgia :: Nostalgia (n.) Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness..
Vituperation :: Vituperation (n.) The act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame.
Work :: Work (n.) To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea..
Cutting :: Cutting (a.) Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply..
Aristarchian :: Aristarchian (a.) Severely critical.
Rigid :: Rigid (a.) Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence..
Ordeal :: Ordeal (n.) Any severe trial, or test; a painful experience..
Inseverable :: Inseverable (a.) Incapable of being severed; indivisible; inseparable.
Hornet :: Hornet (n.) A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious, and its sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together by columns. The American white-faced hornet (V. maculata) is larger and has similar habits..
Grind :: Grind (n.) Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study..
Fire :: Fire (n.) Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction.
Slight :: Slight (superl.) Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; -- applied in a great variety of circumstances; as, a slight (i. e., feeble) effort; a slight (i. e., perishable) structure; a slight (i. e., not deep) impression; a slight (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e., not thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain, and the like..
Frown :: Frown (n.) A wrinkling of the face in displeasure, rebuke, etc.; a sour, severe, or stere look; a scowl..
Frozen :: Frozen (a.) Subject to frost, or to long and severe cold; chilly; as, the frozen north; the frozen zones..
Ironclad :: Ironclad (a.) Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge..
Damnably :: Damnably (adv.) In a manner to incur severe censure, condemnation, or punishment..
Lenient :: Lenient (a.) Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence..
Torvous :: Torvous (a.) Sour of aspect; of a severe countenance; stern; grim.
Furnace :: Furnace (n.) A place or time of punishment, affiction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline..
Weather-beaten :: Weather-beaten (a.) Beaten or harassed by the weather; worn by exposure to the weather, especially to severe weather..
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