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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Gruff :: Gruff (superl.) Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh..
Terrible :: Terrible (a.) Excessive; extreme; severe.
Cutting :: Cutting (a.) Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply..
Severe :: Severe (superl.) Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh; not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism; severe punishment..
Satirical :: Satirical (a.) Censorious; severe in language; sarcastic; insulting.
Disrupt :: Disrupt (a.) Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
Regeneration :: Regeneration (n.) The union of parts which have been severed, so that they become anatomically perfect; as, the regeneration of a nerve..
Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.
Grind :: Grind (n.) Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study..
Harsh :: Harsh (a.) Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough.
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..
Rigid :: Rigid (a.) Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence..
Grind :: Grind (v. t.) To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
Purlieu :: Purlieu (n.) Originally, the ground near a royal forest, which, having been unlawfully added to the forest, was afterwards severed from it, and disafforested so as to remit to the former owners their rights..
Reproach :: Reproach (v.) The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt; contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive reflections; as, severe reproach..
Aristarch :: Aristarch (n.) A severe critic.
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart of affliction..
To-beat :: To-beat (v. t.) To beat thoroughly or severely.
Trenchantly :: Trenchantly (adv.) In a trenchant, or sharp, manner; sharply; severely..
Aculeate :: Aculeate (a.) Severe or stinging; incisive.
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