Canadian English Meaning of severe
severe
Other Canadian English words related to severe
- authoritarian
- hard
- harsh
- rigid
- rigorous
- stern
- strict
- tough
- austere
- demanding
- Flinty
- gruff
- hardened
- heavy-handed
- merciless
- relentless
- steadfast
- adamant
- adamantine
- ascetic
- ascetic
- bullying
- callous
- determined
- determined
- dour
- demanding
- firm
- Hard line
- Hard-hearted
- unmoving
- relentless
- inflexible
- intractable
- monastic
- monastic
- stubborn
- Ossified
- pitiless
- ramrod
- Resolved
- rock-ribbed
- stiff
- unbending
- uncharitable
- uncompromising
- unflinching
- unforgiving
- relentless
- unforgiving
- unyielding
Nearest Words of severe
- severe acute respiratory syndrome => Severe acute respiratory syndrome
- severe combined immunodeficiency => Severe combined immunodeficiency
- severe combined immunodeficiency disease => Severe combined immunodeficiency
- severed => severed
- severely => severely
- severeness => severity
- severing => cutting off
- severities => severities
- severity => severity
- severn => Severn
Definitions and Meaning of severe in English
severe (s)
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
very strong or vigorous
severely simple
unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
very bad in degree or extent
severe (superl.)
Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful.
Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh; not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism; severe punishment.
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.
Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold.
Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a severe test.
FAQs About the word severe
severe
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality, very strong or vigorous, severely simple, unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment,
authoritarian,hard,harsh,rigid,rigorous,stern,strict,tough,austere,demanding
easy,forbearing,gentle,indulgent,kind,lax,lenient,mild,patient,soft
severance agreement => Severance agreement, severance => severance pay, severalty => severality, several-seeded => several-seeded, severally => separately,
