(ת') חמור, רציני, קשה; חריף, נוקב; פשוט, מאופק; קפדני, מחמיר

חמור, רציני

adj. serious, grave; acute, critical; difficult, rigorous; simple, plain; harsh, strict

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Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) terrible, wicked
(similar) intense
2. very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"
(synonym) hard, knockout
(similar) strong
3. severely simple; "a stark interior"
(synonym) austere, stark
(similar) plain
4. 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"
(synonym) spartan, strict
(similar) nonindulgent
5. 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"
(synonym) dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, life-threatening
(similar) critical
6. very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"
(similar) bad

adj. severe, tough, hard; cruel, hardheaded, stern; grim, forbidding, austere

nf. grueling, draining experience, exhausting experience

adj. severe, strict, stern, hard, harsh, heavy handed, tight

nm. martinet, strict disciplinarian