severer
/sɪˈvɪəɹə(ɹ)/
severer is the comparative form of severe.
Meaning of severe
Adjective
severe (comparative severer or more severe, superlative severest or most severe)
- Very bad or intense.
- In the severer cases of hookworm the patient sometimes has an appetite for soil, paper, hair, clay, chalk, starch, and other unpalatables.1934, Your Germs and Mine, page 295
- Strict or harsh.
- a severe taskmaster
- Antonyms:
- lenient
- Sober, plain in appearance, austere.
- a severe old maiden aunt
Noun
IPA/ˈsɛvəɹə(ɹ)/
severer (plural severers)
- One who severs.
- They received this name from the jealousy of their rivals, who thereby intimated that they were severers of the unity of the Algonquin nation, as a people who were setting up an independent government […]1862, Sir Daniel Wilson, Prehistoric man, researches into the origin of civilisation, page 133
Forms of severer
| plural | severers |
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Origin of severer
From sever + -er.
Questions about severer
- What does severer mean?
- Severer means one who severs.
- What is severer the comparative form of?
- Severer is the comparative form of severe.
- What part of speech is severer?
- Severer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce severer?
- Severer is pronounced /sɪˈvɪəɹə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of severer?
- The plural of severer is severers.
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