1. Rigoureux.
2. Dur. Une décision sévère.
3. Austère. Des moeurs sévères.
4. Grave. Une mine sévère.
1. Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; SYN. stern.
2. Severely simple; SYN. severe, stark.
3. Strict in moral outlook; extremely simple; without ornamentation; severe; sharp.
ETYM Old Eng. blac, bleyke, bleche, AS. blâc, blec, pale, wan; akin to Icel. bleikr, Swed. blek, Dan. bleg, OS. blaek, Dutch bleek, Old High Germ. pleih, German bleich; Skr. bhrâj to shine, and Eng. flame.
Unpleasantly cold and damp; SYN. cutting, raw.
ETYM Latin censorius pertaining to the censor. Related to Censor.
Harshly critical or expressing censure.
ETYM Greek, from dran to do, act: cf. French drastique. Related to Drama.
Forceful and extreme and rigorous.
Marked by harshly abusive criticism; SYN. vituperative.
1. Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; SYN. terrible, wicked.
2. Unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; SYN. spartan, strict.
3. Very bad in degree or extent
1. (Nautical) Pertaining to the after part of a vessel.
2. Severe and unremitting in making demands; SYN. strict, exacting.