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Severus Snape

Severus Snape noun: a villain or antagonist.

Noun

Severus Snape (plural Severus Snapes)

  1. A villain or antagonist.
    • belt. It was not easy to put the Soviets on the path to redemption. The Soviet Union was not the Severus Snape of the world—it was rather more like Lord Voldemort. Its transgressions were great, and that meant it would have to fight hard for redemption.2021, Mark LaVoie, Reagan’s Soviet Rhetoric: Telling the Soviet Redemption Story, Bloomsbury Publishing, pages 96-97
    • It's at about this time after reeling over that list of "can't have" foods that people start to look at me as if I've sprouted 17 new heads. I know, it sounds like a challenge. It's at times like these that I feel like the Severus Snape of the food world: I'm the killjoy with a bunch of mean rules...2015, Rachael Bryant, Nourish: The Paleo Healing Cookbook, Easy Yet Flavorful Recipes that Fight Autoimmune Illnesses from Celiac Disease and Arthritis, to Multiple Sclerosis and More, Page Street...

Examples of Severus Snape in a sentence

  • "Not that way," Severus Snape drawled from the front passenger seat.2012, JB Lynn, Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, HarperCollins:
  • Phil, the lead guitarist, would have a sneer on his face worthy of Severus Snape.2017, Eva Scott, Red Dust Runaway, Escape Publishing:

Forms of Severus Snape

pluralSeverus Snapes

Questions about Severus Snape

What does Severus Snape mean?
Severus Snape means a villain or antagonist.
How do you use Severus Snape in a sentence?
"Not that way," Severus Snape drawled from the front passenger seat.
What part of speech is Severus Snape?
Severus Snape is a noun.
What is the plural of Severus Snape?
The plural of Severus Snape is Severus Snapes.

Words near Severus Snape in the dictionary

  1. Severtson
  2. Severtsons
  3. severum
  4. severums
  5. Severus
  6. Severus Snape
  7. severy
  8. Severyan
  9. Severyans
  10. Sevettijärvi
  11. seviche

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