severe

About 47.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Very bad or intense.
2. adjective Strict or harsh.

   a severe taskmaster

3. adjective Sober, plain in appearance, austere.

   a severe old maiden aunt

Similar words

austere hard stark terrible wicked dangerous grievous strict intense strong

Often followed by

and cases pain in than as that enough punishment

Word family

severely severeness severenesses severer severest