severer

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪˈvɪəɹə(ɹ)/
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Adjective

severer

  1. comparative form of severe: more severe

Etymology 2

From sever +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

severer (plural severers)

  1. One who severs.
    • 1862, Sir Daniel Wilson, Prehistoric man, researches into the origin of civilisation, page 133:
      They received this name from the jealousy of their rivals, who thereby intimated that they were severers of the unity of the Algonquin nation, as a people who were setting up an independent government […]

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