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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛvəɹə(ɹ)/

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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 […]

Anagrams

• Reserve, Reveres, reserve, reveres, reverse, veerers