Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Severe (-r, -st)
severe (-r, -st), adj. [Fr. < L.]
- Stoic; clinical; impersonal; not emotional.
- Rigorous; demanding; exacting; disciplined.
- Plain; unadorned.
- Harsh; strict in condemnation; firm in punishment; grim in making judgment.
- Pointed; piercing.
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