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Wrinkled vs Severe - What's the difference?

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Wrinkled is a related term of severe.


As adjectives the difference between wrinkled and severe

is that wrinkled is (of a surface) uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals while severe is severe, harsh.

As a verb wrinkled

is (wrinkle).

wrinkled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.
    • As the ocean receded from the beach it left the sand appearing wrinkled .

    Synonyms

    * wrinkly

    Antonyms

    * unwrinkled

    Verb

    (head)
  • (wrinkle)

    • severe

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • 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= 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.}}
  • Strict or harsh.
  • Sober, plain in appearance, austere.

    • Synonyms

    * brutal * extreme * hard * harsh * intense * rigorous * serious

    Antonyms

    * (very bad or intense) mild * (very bad or intense) minor * (strict or harsh) lenient

    Derived terms

    * severely (adverb) * severity (noun) * severeness (noun)

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