Reverest vs Severest - What's the difference?
reverest | severest |
(archaic) (revere)
To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
To venerate someone or something as an idol.
(severe)
(archaic) (sever)
Very bad or intense.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
, author=Donald Worster
, title=A Drier and Hotter Future
, volume=100, issue=1, page=70
, magazine=
Strict or harsh.
Sober, plain in appearance, austere.
In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between reverest and severest
is that reverest is (archaic) (revere) while severest is (archaic) (sever).As verbs the difference between reverest and severest
is that reverest is (archaic) (revere) while severest is (archaic) (sever).As an adjective severest is
(severe).reverest
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(head)revere
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(en-verb)severest
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(head)severe
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(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.}}
