ALL meanings of severer
se·vere
S s - adjective severer harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws. 1
- adjective severer serious or stern in manner or appearance: a severe face. 1
- adjective severer grave; critical: a severe illness. 1
- adjective severer rigidly restrained in style, taste, manner, etc.; simple, plain, or austere. 1
- adjective severer causing discomfort or distress by extreme character or conditions, as weather, cold, or heat; unpleasantly violent, as rain or wind, or a blow or shock. 1
- adjective severer difficult to endure, perform, fulfill, etc.: a severe test of his powers. 1
- adjective severer rigidly exact, accurate, or methodical: severe standards. 1