Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Severe.
5 letter answer(s) to severe
ACUTE
a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
ending in a sharp point
extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
HARSH
unkind or cruel or uncivil; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"; "a rough answer"
disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"
severe
severe; "a harsh penalty"
sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
STERN
Daniel Stern was the nom de plume of Marie Catherine Sophie, Comtesse d'Agoult (née de Flavigny; 31 December 1805 – 5 March 1876).
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
severely simple;
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
the rear part of a ship
United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
10 letter answer(s) to severe
ASTRINGENT
a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
Severe
sour or bitter in taste
tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; "astringent cosmetic lotions"
7 letter answer(s) to severe
AUSTERE
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"
severely simple;
Uadorned
Without ornamentation
3 letter answer(s) to severe
BAD
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
capable of harming; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"
characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life"
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad