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severe

• (s) 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
  terrible, wicked,
• (s) very strong or vigorous
  • strong winds
  • a hard left to the chin
  • a knockout punch
  • a severe blow
  knockout, hard,
• (s) severely simple
  • a stark interior
  austere, stark, stern,
• (s) 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
  spartan,
• (s) 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
  grievous, life-threatening, dangerous, grave, serious,
• (s) very bad in degree or extent
  • a severe worldwide depression
  • the house suffered severe damage

Synonyms

terrible wicked knockout hard austere stark stern spartan grievous life-threatening dangerous grave serious

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