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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.

  severest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: severe)
     vb.
     (infl of en sever  st-form)

  severest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: severe)
     vb.
     (infl of en sever  st-form)

  severest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: severe)
     vb.
     (infl of en sever  st-form)

  severest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: severe)
     vb.
     (infl of en sever  st-form)

  severest
     Englanti a.
     (en-a-taivm s evere st)

  severest
     Engelska a.
     (böjning en adj severe)

  Severest /səvˈiəɹəst/
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