Definition of severe

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Severe (superl.) Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful..

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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..
Lambaste :: Lambaste (v. t.) To beat severely.
Grum :: Grum (a.) Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim.
Weighty :: Weighty (superl.) Rigorous; severe; afflictive.
Parelectronomy :: Parelectronomy (n.) A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed..
Severe :: Severe (superl.) Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold..
Relent :: Relent (v. i.) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion..
Rude :: Rude (superl.) Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter..
Tyrannical :: Tyrannical (a.) Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master; tyrannical government..
Retort :: Retort (v. i.) To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.
Continue :: Continue (v. i.) To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance..
Exactor :: Exactor (n.) One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands..
Nostalgia :: Nostalgia (n.) Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness..
Censorious :: Censorious (a.) Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners..
Aristarch :: Aristarch (n.) A severe critic.
Inclemency :: Inclemency (n.) Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow..
Tart :: Tart (v. t.) Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke..
Trounce :: Trounce (v. t.) To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.
Aristarchy :: Aristarchy (n.) Severe criticism.
Moil :: Moil (v. i.) To soil one's self with severe labor; to work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge.
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