durus; molestus (troublesome): gravis (oppressive): acer (violent, severe): acerbus (sour, peevish): iniquus (unjust; hence oppressive, hard): austerus (grave): severus (rigid, strict, harsh): very severe, atrox (fierce); saevus (cruel). A severe battle, proelium durum (Liv., 40, 16); certamen acre; pugna or proelium atrox (very severe): there was a severe battle, acriter or acerrimo concursu pugnabatur: severe toil, labor gravis or molestus: a severe disease, morbus durus, gravis, or periculosus: to have a severe complaint or disease, gravi morbo laborare or conflictari; graviter aegrotare or jacere: a severe winter, hiems gravis or acris: very severe, hiems atrox or saeva: a severe government, imperium grave, iniquum, or acerbum; imperii acerbitas: if I should experience a severe stroke (of misfortune, etc.), si mihi aliquid acerbitatis accident; si durior acciderit casus. Vid: also, HARSH, STRICT