| Scold severely |
| Hardly adequate |
| Rebuke severely |
| Hardly 100% |
| Injure severely |
| Hardly blue-blooded |
| Become less severe or strict |
| Severely displeased |
| Hardly a naif |
| Severely critical |
| Hardly poker-faced |
| Hardly mild |
| Severe (illness) |
| Hardly a generous sort |
| Cutting severely |
| Hardly nude |
| Severe |
| Hardly approachable |
| Censure severely |
| Hardly objective |
| Criticise severely |
| Hardly the assertive type |
| Hardly a gentleman |
| Censured severely |
| Affect severely |
| Hardly melodic |
| Hardly robust |
| Hardly encourage |
| Hardly the belle of the ball |
| Hardly rigid |