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oversevere

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˌəʊvəˈsɪˈvɪə/Sorted eeeeorrsvvStarts with OEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Excessively severe.

Word origin

From over- + severe.

Used in a sentence

  • Companies, by often imposing oversevere tasks on their men, oblige them to use every subterfuge in order to meet the imjust exigencies of their employers.
  • From her girlish days, Lady Jane was permitted, by her fond, yet oversevere parents, to mix with a few of the intimate friends of the family.
  • "I cannot help hoping that you are oversevere," said Miss Corbet.

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