► 副詞
けちょんけちょん [けちょんけちょん] [coll] [peer] meaning: severe rank: 4
☆ 上司が彼の考えをけちょんけちょんに貶した ⇨ His boss lambasted his idea (☛ Only about criticism. Criticise as if there is zero redeeming quality)
► 名詞
重度 [(1)じゅうど] meaning: severe rank: 2
☆ あいつは重度の馬鹿だ ⇨ He is severely moronic
☆ 彼は重度の障害を持っている ⇨ He has a severe disability (☛ Literally means “heavy degree”)
► 形容詞
きつい [(2)きつい] meaning: severe rank: 1
☆ そんなにきつい言い方をする必要無いんじゃない？ ⇨ Do you really think it is necessary to use such harsh words?
☆ 彼女はきつい性格をしている ⇨ She has a stern, unyielding, personality
☆ 彼女は子供をきつく叱った ⇨ She scolded her child sternly
☆ 真夏のきつい日差し ⇨ Glaring summer sunlight
厳しい [(3)きびしい] meaning: severe rank: 1
☆ この地域の冬は非常に厳しい ⇨ Winter in this area is very harsh
☆ 自然の厳しさ ⇨ The harshness of the nature
強い [(2)つよい] meaning: severe rank: 1
☆ そんなに強い言い方をする必要はないんじゃない？ ⇨ You don’t have to use harsh words like that, don’t you?
☆ 日差しが強い ⇨ The sunlight is glaring
辛い [(2)つらい] meaning: severe rank: 1
☆ 彼女は継子に辛く当たっている ⇨ She has been harsh, mean, to her child-in-law
激しい [(3)はげしい] meaning: severe rank: 1
☆ 彼は胸に激しい痛みを感じた ⇨ He felt severe pain in the chest
☆ 野党は首相の方針を激しく批判した ⇨ The opposition party vehemently criticized the policy of the prime minister
厳めしい [(4)いかめしい] meaning: severe rank: 4
☆ いかめしい顔の老人 ⇨ An old man with a stern, dour, face
手厳しい [(4)てきびしい] meaning: severe rank: 4
☆ 手厳しい批判 ⇨ A harsh criticism (☛ Only about criticism)
► 形容動詞
強烈 [きょうれつ] meaning: severe rank: 2
☆ 強烈な臭い ⇨ Extremely strong odor, stench
猛烈 [もうれつ] meaning: severe rank: 2
☆ 東京の夏は猛烈に暑い ⇨ The summer of Tokyo is extremely hot
過酷 [かこく] meaning: severe rank: 3
☆ ペンギンは過酷な寒さの中でも生きていける ⇨ Penguins can survive in extremely harsh cold
激烈 [げきれつ] meaning: severe rank: 3
☆ 激烈な痛み ⇨ Excruciating pain
辛辣 [しんらつ] meaning: severe rank: 3
☆ 彼は彼女を辛辣に批判した ⇨ He harshly criticized her (☛ Originally meant “spicy”)
痛烈 [つうれつ] meaning: severe rank: 3
☆ 彼は政府を痛烈に批判した ⇨ He criticized the government scathingly
☆ 新しい証拠の発見は被告にとって痛烈な打撃となった ⇨ The discovery of the new evidence was a critical blow to the defendant (☛ Usually used figuratively)
襤褸糞 [ぼろくそ] [coll] meaning: severe rank: 3
☆ 彼は政敵をボロクソに貶した ⇨ He severely criticized his political foe, using every adjective imaginable
糞味噌 [くそみそ] meaning: severe rank: 4
☆ 彼は相手を糞味噌に貶した ⇨ He lambasted the opponent (☛ Literally “(treat) poop and miso (as the same)”. Only about criticism)