The Clue
Stern (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SEVERE
Tags
Notes
The answer SEVERE is uncommon, appearing about once every 475 puzzles.
Related Clues
Acute
Austere
Censorious
Demanding
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Exacting
Extreme
Forbidding
Hard
Harsh
Rigorous
Rugged
Strict
Stringent
Torrential
Rigidly exact
Very bad
Like some thunderstorms
Definition
SEVERE as an adjective:
1. (severe, terrible, wicked) = intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough"
2. (hard, knockout, severe) = very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"
3. (austere, severe, stark, stern) = severely simple; "a stark interior"
4. (severe, spartan) = unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"
5. (dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening) = causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
6. very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"