Definition of severe

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Severe (superl.) Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold..

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Tart :: Tart (v. t.) Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke..
Ascetic :: Ascetic (a.) Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe.
Cholaemaa :: Cholaemaa (n.) A disease characterized by severe nervous symptoms, dependent upon the presence of the constituents of the bile in the blood..
Reprimand :: Reprimand (n.) Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public..
Weather-beaten :: Weather-beaten (a.) Beaten or harassed by the weather; worn by exposure to the weather, especially to severe weather..
Aristarchy :: Aristarchy (n.) Severe criticism.
Torture :: Torture (n.) Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a confession from an accused person, as by water or fire, by the boot or thumbkin, or by the rack or wheel..
Overrigid :: Overrigid (a.) Too rigid; too severe.
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke..
Censorious :: Censorious (a.) Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners..
Acerbic :: Acerbic (a.) Sour or severe.
Ordeal :: Ordeal (n.) Any severe trial, or test; a painful experience..
Drill :: Drill (n.) Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity and by constant repetition; as, a severe drill in Latin grammar..
Gril :: Gril (a.) Harsh; hard; severe; stern; rough.
Austerity :: Austerity (n.) Plainness; freedom from adornment; severe simplicity.
Persevere :: Persevere (v. i.) To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken..
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