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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Aristarchian :: Aristarchian (a.) Severely critical.
Trenchant :: Trenchant (v. t.) Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit..
Inflict :: Inflict (v. t.) To give, cause, or produce by striking, or as if by striking; to apply forcibly; to lay or impose; to send; to cause to bear, feel, or suffer; as, to inflict blows; to inflict a wound with a dagger; to inflict severe pain by ingratitude; to inflict punishment on an offender; to inflict the penalty of death on a criminal..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) In a small degree; slightly; not severely.
Aristarchy :: Aristarchy (n.) Severe criticism.
Satire :: Satire (a.) A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal..
Lenient :: Lenient (a.) Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence..
Stringer :: Stringent (a.) Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules..
Scowl :: Scowl (v. i.) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry..
Discontinue :: Discontinue (v. i.) To be separated or severed; to part.
Severe :: Severe (superl.) Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful..
Exagitate :: Exagitate (v. t.) To satirize; to censure severely.
Cutting :: Cutting (a.) Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply..
Disappropriate :: Disappropriate (a.) Severed from the appropriation or possession of a spiritual corporation.
Caustical :: Caustical (a.) Severe; satirical; sharp; as, a caustic remark..
Bleed :: Bleed (v. i.) To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence..
Laconical :: Laconical (a.) Laconian; characteristic of, or like, the Spartans; hence, stern or severe; cruel; unflinching..
Reproach :: Reproach (v. t.) To attribute blame to; to allege something disgraceful against; to charge with a fault; to censure severely or contemptuously; to upbraid.
Dengue :: Dengue (n.) A specific epidemic disease attended with high fever, cutaneous eruption, and severe pains in the head and limbs, resembling those of rheumatism; -- called also breakbone fever. It occurs in India, Egypt, the West Indies, etc., is of short duration, and rarely fatal..
Aculeate :: Aculeate (a.) Severe or stinging; incisive.
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