Illiterate vs Severe - What's the difference?
illiterate | severe | Related terms |
Unable to read and write.
Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.
Very bad or intense.
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Strict or harsh.
Sober, plain in appearance, austere.
Illiterate is a related term of severe.
As adjectives the difference between illiterate and severe
is that illiterate is unable to read and write while severe is severe, harsh.As a noun illiterate
is an illiterate person, one not able to read.illiterate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* ignorant * unletteredAntonyms
* literateDerived terms
* illiteracy * illiterately * illiteratenessReferences
* (EtymOnLine)severe
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Adjective
(er)citation, passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}