What it means
- (adjective) Very bad or intense.
- (adjective) Strict or harsh. “a severe taskmaster”
- (adjective) Sober, plain in appearance, austere. “a severe old maiden aunt”
- (verb) To cut free. “After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.”
- (verb) To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
- (verb) To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
- (verb) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate. “to sever an estate in joint tenancy”
Letter analysis
- Severest contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
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- abductor
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Words starting with SEV
- seven
- sevens
- seventeen
- seventeens
- seventeenth
- seventeenths
- seventh
- sevenths
- seventies
- seventieth
- seventieths
- seventy
- sever
- several
- severally
- severance
- severances
- severe
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Sub-words
Common questions
What does Severest mean?
Very bad or intense.
How many letters are in Severest?
Severest has 8 letters.
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