severe

se-vere · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Very great; intense.

  2. 2.

    Strict or harsh.

  3. 3.

    (Of weather) Very bad or dangerous.

  4. 4.

    Plain and without decoration.

Related words

Antonyms: gentle, lenient, mild
See also: extreme, harsh, mild
Synonyms: extreme, harsh, serious

Etymology

From Latin severus ("serious, strict, stern").