"Severe" is a word in ENGLISH
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.
It is almost banal to say so yet it needs to be stressed continually: all is creation, all is change, all is flux, all is metamorphosis.
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Severity; strictness; austerity.
Read the complete definitionSeverity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
Read the complete definitionbagsik Definition: (adj) /ma-/ violent, fierce, merciless; strict, cruel, severe 2 Definition: Notes: Examples:
Read the complete definitionSevere or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals; …
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Read the complete definitionadj. /NA-/ strict, severe, firm.
Read the complete definitionvar. of NAGISTAYAN. ISTRIKTO [f, Eng.?], adj. /NA-/ strict, severe. ISTORYA [f. Sp.], n. story, narrative. v. /AG-/ to tell …
Read the complete definitionkaísug - Violence, vehemence, bravery, courage, hardihood, force, strength, severeness, severity, strictness. (cf. ísug).
Read the complete definitionmapíot, mapí-ot - Strict, close, narrow, contracted, straitened, dense, crowded, packed, pressed together, hard-pressed; hard, difficult, severe. (cf. píot).
Read the complete definitionHence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid …
Read the complete definitionManifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer …
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Read the complete definitionExactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of a test.
Read the complete definitionGravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a reproof; severity of discipline or …
Read the complete definitionGoverned or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath.
Read the complete definitionBinding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.
Read the complete definitionadj. /NA-/ hot-tempered, quick-tempered, strict. severe irritable; fierce, ferocious. v. /AG-/ to get angry, to scold.
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