English to English adjective
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Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality | | Example: severe pain a severe case of flu a terrible cough under wicked fire from the enemy's guns a wicked cough
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very strong or vigorous | | Example: strong winds a hard left to the chin a knockout punch a severe blow
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severely simple | | Example: a stark interior
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unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment | | Example: a parent severe to the pitch of hostility a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien a strict disciplinarian a Spartan upbringing
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causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | | Example: 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
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very bad in degree or extent | | Example: a severe worldwide depression the house suffered severe damage
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