Vocabulary Word
Word: severity
Definition: harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense
Definition: harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense
Sentences Containing 'severity'
``My dear Manette, it is the case of an old and a prolonged shock, of great acuteness and severity to the affections, the feelings, the the as you express it the mind.
The extraordinary features of the business were, first, the excess of the rage into which they lashed themselves; and, secondly, the puerility of the inventions by which they attempted to account for the severity with which they fancied they had been treated.
``Oh, sometimes severity is quite necessary,''replied Madame de Villefort, with all a mother's real firmness.
``No, Mercedes,''said Monte Cristo,``no; you judge yourself with too much severity.
The Roman scrutinises his faults with severity, but without the self-contempt which makes the Christian 'vile in his own sight.'
Mr. Chillip was fluttered again, by the extreme severity of my aunt's manner; so he made her a little bow and gave her a little smile, to mollify her.
There was one advantage, and only one that I know of, in Mr. Creakle's severity.
'Sir,' said Mrs. Crupp, in a tone approaching to severity, 'I've laundressed other young gentlemen besides yourself.
Mr. Spenlow seemed quite cowed by the gentlemanly sternness of Miss Murdstone's manner, and deprecated her severity with a conciliatory little wave of his hand.
'Your majesty shouldn't purr so loud,' Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing the kitten, respectfully, yet with some severity.
Convulsions usually happen on the side of the body opposite the birthmark and vary in severity.
The attacks increased in frequency and severity after the fall of Majuro and Kwajalein to American forces, and all supply lines to Wotje were cut.
The prognosis depends upon the length and degree of exposure and the severity of neurological injury.
Thatcher only received a yellow card for the foul and despite the severity of the incident, Mendes was back playing for Portsmouth two weeks later.
The severity of erosion and stream bank degradation is due in part to the large scale logging that occurs in the river's basin.
Whenever a sentence of greater severity than a beating was applicable, it was necessary to forward the case to the next superior court in the hierarchy, that of the prefect, for rehearing.
PB1-F2 likely contributes to viral pathogenicity and might have an important role in determining the severity of pandemic influenza."
This database consists of over 27,000 people with CAD, whose CAD status and severity is included in the database and has been confirmed by coronary angiography.
The database has been carefully accumulated over many years, and the MCG patterns of each entrant have been validated and correlated with the presence (or absence) and severity of CAD.
Step 4:
Based on the comparison to the reference database, an overall ischemia severity score (ranging from 0 to 20) is reported.
The severity score was significantly higher for patients with relevant coronary stenosis (5.4 ± 1.9 vs. 2.5 ± 1.9).
He became known in this period for the severity with which he suppressed an uprising in Brescia and punished participants.
In the end, Aderca's conflicting allegiances were discussed with severity by Vinea himself.
ASDEX Upgrade has had some success using pellet injection to increase the frequency and thereby decrease the severity of ELM bursts.
Due to the severity of the storm, the name "Carmen" was retired from the list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names.
Treatment of clonidine withdrawal hypertension depends on the severity of the condition.
Also, other genes within the chromosome 17 contribute to the variability and severity of the clinical features.
It resulted in the addition of a consideration of functioning, and not merely medical severity, in children's SSI claims.
Due to the severity of damage, the name Waka was later retired and replaced with Wiki.
Depending on its severity, it carries an estimated mortality risk of 11%
Signs and symptoms.
The severity of his injuries was not completely known until he returned to Europe months later.
As depth increases, so does the pressure and hence the severity of the narcosis.
There is a wide range of cases and severity to ASD so it is very hard to detect the first signs of ASD.
Still a lot of information is unclear about ASD and the symptoms have a wide range of severity.
Furunculosis is classified into four categories based on severity: acute, subacute, chronic, or latent.
Survival is determined by the severity of visceral disease.
Polymorphisms in "COL1A2" and "TGF-β1" may influence severity and development of the disease.
Numerous indices that measure drought severity are used to monitor drought.
Pain attacks are known to worsen in frequency or severity over time, in some patients.
The frequency, severity, and duration of these crises vary considerably.
The frequency, severity, and duration of these crises, however, vary tremendously.
The severity of each case is determined by the number of cells with this extra copy.
The severity of flail leaflet varies, ranging from tip eversion to chordal rupture.
The major predictors of mortality are the severity of mitral regurgitation and the ejection fraction.
She refused to face the severity of her condition, which only Rodney Blackstock knew about, and she swore him to secrecy.
Symptoms vary in severity between individuals.
Subsequently the plague spread throughout the whole of the Punjab, increasing in severity each year.
Generally the larger the expansion the more likely they are to cause disease or increase the severity of disease.
Edward Foss wrote that Keble apparently acted "with less unfairness and severity" than colleagues.
It represents the threat to life associated with the injury rather than the comprehensive assessment of the severity of the injury.