severe

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UK /sɪˈvɪə/ US /sɪˈvɪɹ/

adj 3name 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, seem, sound | become | remain

ADV

especially, exceptionally, extremely, particularly, really, unusually, very

The storm caused extremely severe damage to homes throughout the coastal region.

increasingly

fairly, moderately, quite, relatively

The storm damage to their house was quite severe, requiring months of repairs.

enough, sufficiently

The storm damage was severe enough to close the bridge for several weeks.

Definitions

adj

Very bad or intense.

In the severer cases of hookworm the patient sometimes has an appetite for soil, paper, hair, clay, chalk, starch, and other unpalatables.

Parkinsonism, at its severest, presents itself as an akinetic amimia (as opposed to certain cortical disorders which are amimic akinesias).

Strict or harsh.

a severe taskmaster

Sober, plain in appearance, austere.

a severe old maiden aunt

severe clothing

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

dangerous
grave
grievous
serious
life-threatening

adjective — unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment

spartan

adjective — intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or qualit

adjective — severely simple

adjective — very strong or vigorous

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

In the severer cases of hookworm the patient sometimes has an appetite for soil, paper, hair, clay, chalk, starch, and other unpalatables.

Wiktionary

Parkinsonism, at its severest, presents itself as an akinetic amimia (as opposed to certain cortical disorders which are amimic akinesias).

Wiktionary

Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance o

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Mr Yoshida is too severe with his children.

Tatoeba · #19976

On the whole, the country has a severe climate.

Tatoeba · #21803

On the whole, Canada has a severe climate.

Tatoeba · #21828

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