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severe
  1. 1 severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless
  2. 2 hard (to do), difficult, tricky
  3. 3 intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • He had a severe look on his face.

    sense 1 · severe

  • I was brought up under rigid discipline.

    sense 1 · severe

  • Jack is very severe with his children.

    sense 1 · severe

  • He was severe with his children.

    sense 1 · severe

  • My mother is strict with manners.

    sense 1 · severe

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