Adjective, : severe criticism; severe laws. ,a severe face. ,a severe illness. ,a severe test of his powers. ,severe standards. From Dictionary.com.
Asked to elaborate on what he meant by "severeness," Garnett looked down at the interview table in front of him and drew an analogy, saying the bone spurs were expected to be the size of a tape recorder but ended up being more like a microphone. From Wordnik.com. [ESPN.com] Reference
The media is TOTALLY over hyping the severeness of the whole situation. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
When FDR came to Washington in 1933, he understood the severeness of the crisis before him. From Wordnik.com. [TalkLeft] Reference
That is just me though, and many people say we are affected in various ways and severeness. From Wordnik.com. [Wrong Planet Asperger / Autism Forums] Reference
"No surprises other than the severeness of it -- I didn't know it was that bad," Garnett said. From Wordnik.com. [ESPN.com] Reference
The severeness of the penalty, he argued, was out of proportion to the mildness of the offence. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
I wouldn't base the severeness of a hit on whether or not the recipient is injured, but yeah, that Toews hit was pretty hard. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference
His close, dry way, too, of saying things savours of harshness, and differs widely from the Greek severeness of manner observable in Tacitus. From Wordnik.com. [Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century] Reference
During all these mortifications and the severeness of his industry, he appears to have become a prey to extraordinary visions and imaginations. From Wordnik.com. [Lives of the Necromancers] Reference
Here Laura's face assumed that gravity and severeness, which it always wore when Lady Clara's name was mentioned, and the conversation took another turn. From Wordnik.com. [The Newcomes] Reference
'And mind,' he added, hiding the pang under a general-like severeness, 'I won't have anyone in the expedition who has anything in his shoes except his feet.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Wouldbegoods] Reference
"And mind," he added, hiding the pang under a general-like severeness, "I won't have any one in the expedition who has anything in his shoes except his feet.". From Wordnik.com. [The Wouldbegoods] Reference
From the debt credit of the meritorious red to the pasternak of the prettily improvisation to the cesarean of brail, the wildflower is straightlaced of a vicia ivorybill by severeness. From Wordnik.com. [Rational Review] Reference
Laura’s face assumed that gravity and severeness, which it always wore when Lady Clara’s name was mentioned, and the conversation took another turn. From Wordnik.com. [The Newcomes] Reference
So it’s not only the Bjork palynologic evidence that puts doubts on the severeness of the Younger Dryas which may or may not have been that much colder than the surrounding periods. From Wordnik.com. [Some Ice Cores in NAS – Antarctic « Climate Audit] Reference
PARENTS: Sanquetta Shubert and Marcus Scurry Sr. What makes him special: "Despite the severeness of asthmas, Marcus is full of joy. From Wordnik.com. [AugustaChronicle.com: Top News and Blogs] Reference
"As this is the first confirmed case in the Greater China region and there is still little information about the severeness of the influenza, we need to be very cautious in dealing with the situation. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
An overmuch severeness, I repeat. From Wordnik.com. [Queen Mary and Harold] Reference
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