Definition of severe

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Severe (superl.) Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a severe test..

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Quip :: Quip (n.) A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe..
Discipline :: Discipline (n.) Severe training, corrective of faults; instruction by means of misfortune, suffering, punishment, etc..
Invective :: Invective (n.) An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; -- followed by against, having reference to the person or thing affected; as an invective against tyranny..
Weighty :: Weighty (superl.) Rigorous; severe; afflictive.
Ironclad :: Ironclad (a.) Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge..
Inseverable :: Inseverable (a.) Incapable of being severed; indivisible; inseparable.
Fire :: Fire (n.) Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction.
Terrible :: Terrible (a.) Excessive; extreme; severe.
Tyrannous :: Tyrannous (a.) Tyrannical; arbitrary; unjustly severe; despotic.
Ordeal :: Ordeal (n.) Any severe trial, or test; a painful experience..
Inclement :: Inclement (a.) Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.
Aculeate :: Aculeate (a.) Severe or stinging; incisive.
Inclement :: Inclement (a.) Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as, inclement weather..
Retort :: Retort (v. i.) To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.
Relax :: Relax (n.) To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors..
Scleragogy :: Scleragogy (n.) Severe discipline.
Aristarchy :: Aristarchy (n.) Severe criticism.
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..
Rude :: Rude (superl.) Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter..
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms..
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