Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Severe.
5 letter answer(s) to severe
ACUTE
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
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"
ending in a sharp point
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
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HARSH
sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
severe; "a harsh penalty"
unkind or cruel or uncivil; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"; "a rough answer"
unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
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"
STERN
severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
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"
severely simple;
the rear part of a ship
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?"
United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
10 letter answer(s) to severe
ASTRINGENT
tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; "astringent cosmetic lotions"
sour or bitter in taste
Severe
a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
7 letter answer(s) to severe
AUSTERE
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"
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
severely simple;
Uadorned
Without ornamentation
3 letter answer(s) to severe
BAD
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"
capable of harming; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"
physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"
below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
6 letter answer(s) to severe
STRICT
severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"
characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint