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  Severe \Se*vere"\, a. [Compar. Severer; superl. Severest.]
     [L. severus; perhaps akin to Gr. ??? awe, ??? revered, holy,
     solemn, Goth. swikns innocent, chaste: cf. F. s['e]v[`e]re.
     Cf. Asseverate, Persevere.]
     1. Serious in feeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not
        light, lively, or cheerful.
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              Your looks alter, as your subject does,
              From kind to fierce, from wanton to severe.
                                                    --Waller.
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     2. Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh;
        not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism;
        severe punishment. ``Custody severe.'' --Milton.
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              Come! you are too severe a moraler.   --Shak.
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              Let your zeal, if it must be expressed in anger, be
              always more severe against thyself than against
              others.                               --Jer. Taylor.
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     3. Rigidly methodical, or adherent to rule or principle;
        exactly conformed to a standard; not allowing or employing
        unneccessary ornament, amplification, etc.; strict; --
        said of style, argument, etc. ``Restrained by reason and
        severe principles.'' --Jer. Taylor.
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              The Latin, a most severe and compendious language.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as,
        severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold.
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     5. Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a
        severe test.
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     Syn: Strict; grave; austere; stern; morose; rigid; exact;
          rigorous; hard; rough; harsh; censorious; tart;
          acrimonious; sarcastic; satirical; cutting; biting;
          keen; bitter; cruel. See Strict.
          [1913 Webster] -- Se*vere"ly, adv. -- Se*vere"ness,
          n.
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  Severe \Se*vere"\, a. [Compar. Severer; superl. Severest.]
     [L. severus; perhaps akin to Gr. ??? awe, ??? revered, holy,
     solemn, Goth. swikns innocent, chaste: cf. F. s['e]v[`e]re.
     Cf. Asseverate, Persevere.]
     1. Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not
        light, lively, or cheerful.
  
              Your looks alter, as your subject does, From kind to
              fierce, from wanton to severe.        --Waller.
  
     2. Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh;
        not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism;
        severe punishment. ``Custody severe.'' --Milton.
  
              Come! you are too severe a moraler.   --Shak.
  
              Let your zeal, if it must be expressed in anger, be
              always more severe against thyself than against
              others.                               --Jer. Taylor.
  
     3. Rigidly methodical, or adherent to rule or principle;
        exactly conformed to a standard; not allowing or employing
        unneccessary ornament, amplification, etc.; strict; --
        said of style, argument, etc. ``Restrained by reason and
        severe principles.'' --Jer. Taylor.
  
              The Latin, a most severe and compendious language.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     4. Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as,
        severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold.
  
     5. Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a
        severe test.
  
     Syn: Strict; grave; austere; stern; morose; rigid; exact;
          rigorous; hard; rough; harsh; censorious; tart;
          acrimonious; sarcastic; satirical; cutting; biting;
          keen; bitter; cruel. See Strict. -- Se*vere"ly, adv.
          -- Se*vere"ness, n.

  severe
       adj 1: intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or
              quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a
              terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's
              guns"; "a wicked cough" [syn: terrible, wicked]
       2: very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the
          chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" [syn: hard, knockout]
       3: severely simple; "a stark interior" [syn: austere, stark]
       4: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a
          parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a
          hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict
          disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing" [syn: spartan, strict]
       5: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a
          dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave
          illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a
          serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a
          life-threatening disease" [syn: dangerous, grave, grievous,
           serious, life-threatening]
       6: very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide
          depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"

  severe
     Εσπεράντο adv.
     αυστηρά

  severe
     Esperanto adv.
     severely
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it severo  f p)
     Serbo-Croatian n.
     (inflection of sh sever  voc s)

  Severe
     n.
     (surname: en).

  severe
     a.
     Very bad or intense.

  Severe
     n.
     (surname: en).

  severe
     Esperanto adv.
     severely
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it severo  f p)
     Serbo-Croatian n.
     (inflection of sh sever  voc s)

  Severe
     n.
     (surname: en).

  severe
     Esperanto adv.
     severely
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it severo  f p)

  Severe
     n.
     (surname: en).

  severe
     Italia a.
     (it-a-taivm s ever e)

  severe
     Engelska a.
     svår, allvarlig

  Severe /sɪvˈiə/
  حادّ

  severe //sɪˈvɪə// //sɪˈvɪɹ// 
  1. неукрасен, прост
  austere
  2. строг
  strict or harsh
  3. жесток, суро́в
  very bad or intense

  severe /sɪvˈiə/ 
  hrozný

  severe /sɪvˈiə/ 
  drsný

  severe /sɪvˈiə/ 
  krutý

  severe /sɪvˈiə/
  přísný

  severe /sɪvˈiə/ 
  zlý

  severe /sɪvˈiə/
  silný

  severe /sɪvˈiə/ 
  krušný

  severe /sɪvˈiə/ 
  náročný

  severe /sɪvˈiə/ 
  bolestivý

  severe /sɪvˈiə/ 
  kritický

  severe /sɪvˈiə/ 
  závažný

  severe /sɪvˈiə/
  těžký

  severe /sɪvˈiə/
  hart, unerbittlich 
     Synonym: harsh
  
   see: harsh words
  

  severe /sɪvˈiə/
  schwer, heftig, massiv 
        "a severe injury"  - eine schwere Verletzung
   see: severe headache
  

  severe /sɪvˈiə/
  streng, strikt 
           Note: Sache
     Synonyms: strict, stern, stringent
  
   see: very strict, rigorous, rigorous tests, stern discipline, stern measures
  

  severe /sɪvˈiə/
  streng, gestreng  [veraltet]
           Note: Person
        "severe but just"  - streng aber gerecht
     Synonyms: strict, stern
  
           Note: of a person

  severe /sɪvˈiə/
  
  σοβαρός, δριμύς, αυστηρός, σέρτικος

  severe //sɪˈvɪə// //sɪˈvɪɹ// 
  1. karu, vakava
  austere
  2. ankara, vaikea
  strict or harsh
  3. ankara, kova, raju, tuima, vakava
  very bad or intense

  severe /siviər/
  austère, sévère

  severe /sɪvˈiə/ 
  1. कठोर
        "Romans gave severe punishments to slaves even for minor offences."
  2. तीव्र
        "The bomb threat caused severe disruption to the flights from Heathrow."
  3. कठिन
        "Before joining the armed forces , cadets have to pass severe tests."
  4. अनलंकृत, सादा
        "She wore a severe suit of plain grey with a white blouse."

  severe /sɪvˈiə/
  grub, jak, jedak, ljut, okrutan, ozbiljan, oštar, oštrije, snažan, strog, teške, težak, veliki, zajedljiv, žestok

  severe /sɪvˈiə/
  1. egyszerû
  2. szigorú
  3. kemény
  4. dísztelen
  5. puritán
  6. szabályos
  7. sallangmentes
  8. komoly
  9. rideg
  10. kimért

  severe //sɪˈvɪə// //sɪˈvɪɹ// 
  parah
  very bad or intense

  severe /sɪvˈiə/
  severo

  severe //sɪˈvɪə// //sɪˈvɪɹ// 
  1. 渋い
  austere
  2. 厳しい
  strict or harsh
  3. 酷い
  very bad or intense

  severe /siviər/
  acerbus, austerus, severus

  severe /siviər/
  1. griežtas, žiaurus
  2. sunkus, nepakeliamas

  severe /siviər/
  bar, duchtig, hard, straf, streng, zwaar

  severe /sɪˈvɪə/ 
   1.  poważny, niebezpieczny
   2.  surowy

  severe /siviər/ 
  1. austero, rígido, rigoroso, severo
  2. grave

  severe /siviər/
  áspero, inclemente, severo

  severe //sɪˈvɪə// //sɪˈvɪɹ// 
  1. sträng
  2. brysk, hård, kärv, skarp, våldsam
  very bad or intense

  severe /sɪvˈiə/
  1. sert, şiddetli, haşin
  2. fazla ciddi
  3. kasvetli. severely  şiddetle. severeness, severity  şiddet, sertlik.

  severe /sevˈere/
  rigidly

  severe /sevˈere/
  rigidly

  severe /sevˈere/
  rigidly

  
/səˈvɪɹ/

  384 Moby Thesaurus words for "severe":
     Draconian, Herculean, Siberian, Spartan, Spartanic, abrupt,
     absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, abstruse, acerbic, acid,
     acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acute, afflictive, aggressive,
     agonizing, algid, aloof, arbitrary, arctic, arduous, aristocratic,
     arrogant, ascetic, asperous, astringent, atrocious, austere,
     authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, awful, badly, bald, bare,
     basic, bearish, beastly, below zero, biting, bitter, bitterly cold,
     bleak, blistering, bluff, blunt, blustering, blustery, boreal,
     bossy, brash, brisk, brumal, brusque, brutal, burdensome, candid,
     caustic, cavalier, chaste, churlish, close, cold, cold as charity,
     cold as death, cold as ice, cold as marble, common, commonplace,
     complex, constant, cramping, crimpy, crisp, critical, crude, cruel,
     crusty, curt, cutting, dangerous, delicate, demanding, despotic,
     dictatorial, difficile, difficult, dire, direct, disagreeable,
     disciplined, distressing, domineering, double-edged, dour, drastic,
     dreadful, dry, dull, edged, effortful, elementary, escharotic,
     essential, even, exact, exacting, excessive, excruciating, exigent,
     exorbitant, express, extravagant, extreme, faithful, fastidious,
     fatal, feudal, fierce, fine, flinty, forbidding, formidable, frank,
     freezing, freezing cold, frigid, fundamental, furious, gelid,
     glacial, glowering, gnawing, grave, gravely, great, grievous, grim,
     grinding, griping, gruff, hairy, hard, hard-earned, hard-fought,
     hardly, harrowing, harsh, harshly, heavy, heavy-handed, hibernal,
     hiemal, high-handed, homely, homespun, homogeneous, hostile,
     hurtful, hurting, hyperborean, ice-cold, ice-encrusted, icelike,
     icy, immoderate, imperative, imperial, imperious, incisive,
     inclement, indivisible, inerrable, inerrant, inexorable,
     infallible, inflexible, inhospitable, inhuman, inornate,
     intemperate, intense, intensely, intricate, iron-willed,
     irreducible, irritating, jawbreaking, keen, knotted, knotty,
     laborious, lean, lordly, magisterial, magistral, markedly,
     masterful, mathematical, matter-of-fact, mean, merciless, mere,
     meticulous, micrometrically precise, microscopic, modest, monastic,
     monocratic, monolithic, mordacious, mordant, mortal, mortified,
     natural, neat, nice, nipping, nippy, no picnic, nose-tickling,
     not easy, numbing, obdurate, of a piece, onerous, open, operose,
     oppressive, outrageous, overbearing, overruling, painful,
     painfully, painstaking, paroxysmal, penetrating, peremptory,
     piercing, pinching, pinpoint, piquant, pitiless, plain,
     plain-speaking, plain-spoken, poignant, precise, primal, primary,
     primitive, prosaic, prosing, prosy, pungent, punishing, punitive,
     pure, pure and simple, racking, raw, refined, relentless,
     religious, religiously exact, repressive, restrictive, rigid,
     rigorous, rigorously, rough, roughly, rugged, rustic, ruthless,
     savage, scathing, scientific, scientifically exact,
     self-disciplined, serious, set with thorns, severe, severely,
     sharp, shooting, short, simon-pure, simple, simple-speaking,
     single, sleety, slushy, smart, snappy, snippy, sober, sore, sour,
     spare, sparse, spasmatic, spasmic, spasmodic, spiny, splitting,
     square, stabbing, stark, steep, stern, stiff, stinging, stone-cold,
     stony, stormy, straightforward, strait-laced, strenuous, strict,
     strident, stringent, subtle, subzero, supercooled, suppressive,
     surly, tart, taxing, terminal, thorny, ticklish, toilsome,
     tormenting, torturous, tough, trenchant, tricky, truculent,
     turbulent, tyrannical, tyrannous, unadorned, unaffected, unbending,
     uncluttered, uncompromising, unconscionable, undecorated,
     undeviating, undifferenced, undifferentiated, unelaborate,
     unembellished, unerring, unfancy, unfeeling, unfussy, ungentle,
     uniform, unimaginative, unornate, unpleasant, unpoetical,
     unsmiling, unsparing, unsympathetic, unvarnished, unyielding,
     uphill, vehement, venomous, violent, virulent, vitriolic, weighty,
     wicked, winterbound, winterlike, wintery, wintry
  
  

  a. 严格的,凶猛的;

     a. 严格的,凶猛的,严肃的,严重的,严厉的,朴素的