| obsolete |
| 1. adj. (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject). | |
| It is speculated that, within a few years, the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete. | |
| 2. adj. (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct. | |
| 3. v. (transitive, US) To cause to become obsolete. | |
| This software component has been obsoleted. | |
| We are in the process of obsoleting this product. | |
| grievous |
| 1. adj. Causing grief, pain or sorrow. | |
| 2. adj. Serious, grave, dire or dangerous. | |
| severe |
| 1. adj. Very bad or intense. | |
| 2. adj. Strict or harsh. | |
| a severe taskmaster | |
| 3. adj. Sober, plain in appearance, austere. | |
| a severe old maiden aunt | |
| exacting |
| 1. adj. Making excessive demands; difficult to satisfy. | |
| 2. adj. (of an action, task, etc) Requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention. | |
| 3. adj. (of a person or organization) Characterized by exaction. | |
| 4. v. present participle of exact | |
| exact |
| 1. adj. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect. | |
| The clock keeps exact time. | |
| He paid the exact debt. | |
| an exact copy of a letter | |
| exact accounts | |
| 2. adj. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual. | |
| a man exact in observing an appointment | |
| In my doings I was exact. | |
| 3. adj. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict. | |
| 4. adj. (algebra, of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one. | |
| 5. v. To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way. | |
| to exact tribute, fees, or obedience from someone. | |
| 6. v. To make desirable or necessary. | |
| 7. v. To forcibly obtain or produce. | |
| to exact revenge on someone | |
| 8. adv. exactly | |
| She's wearing the exact same sweater as I am! | |
