The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | severity

severity •sə-ˈver-ə-tē• noun

one. extreme sternness
2. severe plainness
3. one thing tough to endure
4. the degree of anything getting undesirable or unpleasant, this kind of as ache or climate

The word severity has appeared in 324 New York Instances articles in the previous year, which includes on Nov. 17 in “In the Zone With Peyton Manning” by Ken Belson:

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — As the Denver Broncos ran out the clock in their win more than the San Diego Chargers final weekend, football fans gasped as Peyton Manning, the undisputed encounter of the N.F.L., acquired up limping after being tackled all around his legs.

… This has not been a very good 12 months for star quarterbacks, both. Aaron Rodgers, Jay Cutler and Michael Vick have been sidelined by injuries, and backup quarterbacks are also getting knocked out.

“I never ever like to see a quarterback get injured, I will say that,” Manning stated Wednesday at the Broncos’ training facility while he sidestepped inquiries about the severity of his injury. “I think quarterbacks are a sort of special fraternity, and you type of pull for a single an additional — possibly not when you’re playing against them that day.”

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The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | severity