Edge
Severity
Severity noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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For what it's worth, however, the weed did take the edge off the severity of how traumatizing the sights would be, by making them more cartoonish in appearance.
Source: Fanfic / Old Man Henderson - It can have any number of degrees of severity, ranging from simply taking the edge off the victim's reasoning to full-on infantilisation or even reducing them to a drooling vegetable.
Source: Stupidity-Inducing Attack - The Oath-Breaker: A confidantine skirts the edge of her vow, which is an important clue about the severity of the crime she witnessed.
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