(superl.) Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful.
(superl.) Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh; not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism; severe punishment.
(superl.) Rigidly methodical, or adherent to rule or principle; exactly conformed to a standard; not allowing or employing unneccessary ornament, amplification, etc.; strict; -- said of style, argument, etc.
(superl.) Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold.
(superl.) Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a severe test.
Example Sentences:
(1) We used the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify the breakpoint area of alpha-thalassemia-1 of Southeast Asia type and several parts of the alpha-globin gene cluster to make a differential diagnosis between alpha-thalassemia-1 and Hb Bart's hydrops fetalis.
(2) The newborn with critical AS typically presents with severe cardiac failure and the infant with moderate failure, whereas children may be asymptomatic.
(3) The low affinity of several N1-alkylpyrroleethylamines suggests that the benzene portion of the alpha-methyltryptamines is necessary for significant affinity.
(4) The main clinical features pertaining to the concept of the "psycho-organic syndrome" (POS) were investigated in a sample of children who suffered from severe craniocerebral trauma.
(5) The rise of malaria despite of control measures involves several factors: the house spraying is no more accepted by a large percentage of house holders and the alternative larviciding has only a limited efficacy; the houses of American Indians have no walls to be sprayed; there is a continuous introduction of parasites by migrants.
(6) Collins said she asked Sullivan several questions, including who the women were.
(7) Single-case experimental designs are presented and discussed from several points of view: Historical antecedents, assessment of the dependent variable, internal and external validity and pre-experimental vs experimental single-case designs.
(8) During and after the infusion of 5HTP, none of the patients showed an increase in anxiety or depressive symptoms, despite the presence of severe side effects.
(9) Histological studies showed that the resulting pancreatitis was usually mild to moderate, being severe only in association with sepsis.
(10) An “out” vote would severely disrupt our lives, in an economic sense and a private sense.
(11) No consistent relationship could be found between the time interval from SAH to operation and the severity of vasospasm.
(12) Also we found that the lipid deposition in the glomeruli of patients with Alagille syndrome is related to an abnormal lipid metabolism, which is the consequence of severe cholestasis.
(13) Sixteen patients in whom schizophrenia was initially diagnosed and who were treated with fluphenazine enanthate or decanoate developed severe depression for a short period after the injection.
(14) Concentrations of several gastrointestinal hormonal peptides were measured in lymph from the cisterna chyli and in arterial plasma; in healthy, conscious pigs during ingestion of a meal.
(15) In addition to the changes associated with blood group A, we also found a decrease in sugar content, alterations in other antigens, and changes in the levels of several glycosyltransferases in cancerous tissues.
(16) Based on several previous studies, which demonstrated that sorbitol accumulation in human red blood cells (RBCs) was a function of ambient glucose concentrations, either in vitro or in vivo, our investigations were conducted to determine if RBC sorbitol accumulation would correlate with sorbitol accumulation in lens and nerve tissue of diabetic rats; the effect of sorbinil in reducing sorbitol levels in lens and nerve tissue of diabetic rats would be reflected by changes in RBC sorbitol; and sorbinil would reduce RBC sorbitol in diabetic man.
(17) The severity and site of hypertrophy is important in determining the clinical picture and the natural history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
(18) After a discussion of the therapeutic relationship, several coping strategies which have been used successfully by many women are described and therapeutic applications are offered.
(19) To clarify the functional roles of His40, Glu58, and His92, we analyzed the consequences of several amino acid substitutions (His40Ala, His40Lys, His40Asp, Glu58Ala, Glu58Gln, and His92Gln) on the kinetics of GpC transesterification.
(20) Moreover, in DCVC-treated cells the mitochondria could not be stained with rhodamine-123, indicating severe mitochondrial damage and loss of membrane potential.
Stomp
Definition:
(v. i.) To stamp with the foot.
Example Sentences:
(1) Nearest to Camburi and swimming distance from Praia Preta (Black Beach), this discerning, four-suite luxury home in Barra do Sahy is overseen by a Texan, who has stomped her Big-Oil-Meets-Brazil footprint all over it.
(2) I’m not sure that France or Italy would be our stomping ground, but I wouldn’t mind giving it a go.
(3) Images of her being dragged and stomped on - her black abaya cloak torn open to reveal her naked torso and blue bra - became a rallying symbol for the revolution and undermined the interim military rulers who held power between Mubarak's fall and Morsi's rise.
(4) The documentary moves beyond the charity's work to show British expatriates in Kenya; one stompingly posh woman remarks they have "a wildly gay time" there, and she feels that "even in their poverty, [the Kenyan people] are basically happy".
(5) She's like a bull stomping its hooves before a charge.
(6) One undercover officer, Peter Francis , who infiltrated anti-racist groups for four years, has described how he felt as if he was “stomping on the grave” of the four-year-old boy whose identity he used .
(7) In 2007 he was a convincing lead in Puppet Rapist , a five-part mock-cop show also scripted by Ford, which shares thematic stomping ground with Robot & Frank.
(8) Since Scott’s death it has also emerged that the second officer on the scene, Clarence Habersham – an African American – is the subject of a separate lawsuit in which the complainant states he was stomped in the face while handcuffed by a group of officers .
(9) The fight ends with you stomping the last remaining vitality from the hapless construction worker's blood-squirting body.
(10) The models' hair was styled into outsize saucers, their lashes and brows powdered white; they wore Black Watch tartan and scowled as they stomped.
(11) One component of precopulatory behavior (foot stomping) was not affected by EB.
(12) A very sharp-suited Alex Turner and band stomp through Do I Wanna Know?.
(13) Wilson described Brown as a “demon” – as an “it” – as a monstrous creature, stomping and huffing, and building up momentum for a final assault, like the Incredible Hulk – all comic-book id and no superego.
(14) Teachers demonstrated this by sending the wrapped present around and having each student stomp on it.
(15) "You'd get stomped while you were trying to figure out which setting to use," he concludes.
(16) Watching X Factor stars dodge foul-smelling flying objects Last year, Cher Lloyd got a soaking thanks to some airborne bottles of urine and stomped off after only two songs.
(17) Newspaper cartoonists made hay with the idea of Bill stomping all over his wife’s campaign.
(18) Pussy Riot are feted by the British establishment, but what would happen if a female punk band was prosecuted for stomping on the altar steps of St Paul’s Cathedral, singing abuse of the Queen?
(19) Back in Budapest, watching Charli and her all-girl band on stage, it's easy to see the appeal: live, she is a force, years of arena support slots whirled into a show full of wild mane-flicking, stomping, impressive back bends and tongue-waggling.
(20) Gerbils with either large anterior or posterior lesions were compared with normal gerbils by administering a battery of tests of rodent behaviours such as grooming, eating, social interaction, ventral marking and foot-stomping.