If you describe a person, place, or thing as ~, you mean they have a severe, unfriendly, or threatening appearance.
There was something a little severe and ~ about her face.
...a huge, ~ building.
ADJ
If you describe a person, place, or thing as ~, you mean they have a severe, unfriendly, or threatening appearance.
There was something a little severe and ~ about her face.
...a huge, ~ building.
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012