severity. severely (PLAIN)

Behind the CDC's Soaring H1N1 Death Totals

By Alice Park

In the span of a week, the CDC's official tally of U.S. deaths from swine flu has tripled. But does that say anything about the severity of the disease?

severe
━━ a. 厳しい ((on, with)); 激しい; 辛らつな; （病気が）重い; 困難な; 厳粛な; （推論など）厳密な; （文体が）引きしまった, （芸術作品など）渋い, 簡素な.
severe combined immunodeficiency, severe combined immune deficiency　【医】重度複合免疫不全症 ((略 SCID, scid)).
severity

n., pl., -ties.

1. The state or quality of being severe.
2. The act or an instance of severe behavior, especially punishment.

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severe (PLAIN) Show phonetics
adjective OFTEN DISAPPROVING
completely plain and without decoration:
She wore a severe black dress, and plain black shoes.
I don't like these severe modern buildings.

severely Show phonetics
adverb
She dresses very severely.

severity Show phonetics
noun [U]