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.
Scourge :: Scourge (n.) To whip severely; to lash.
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..
Exactor :: Exactor (n.) One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands..
Shock :: Shock (n.) A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like..
Severance :: Severance (n.) The act of severing, or the state of being severed; partition; separation..
Severity :: Severity (n.) The quality or state of being severe.
Stringer :: Stringent (a.) Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules..
Trenchantly :: Trenchantly (adv.) In a trenchant, or sharp, manner; sharply; severely..
Stern :: Stern (superl.) Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree..
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..
Discontinue :: Discontinue (v. i.) To be separated or severed; to part.
Gird :: Gird (v. i.) To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging.
Dissevered :: Dissevered (imp. & p. p.) of Disseve.
Quip :: Quip (n.) A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe..
Crucible :: Crucible (n.) A test of the most decisive kind; a severe trial; as, the crucible of affliction..
Fling :: Fling (n.) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.
Eager :: Eager (a.) Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
Lesson :: Lesson (n.) A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
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