Exquisite
Exquisite adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.
Usage example: felt such exquisite anger at being betrayed by a so-called friend that she could hardly think straight
Severe is a synonym for exquisite in intense topic. In some cases you can use "Severe" instead an adjective "Exquisite".
Nearby Word: exquisitely
Both words in one sentence
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She's spent most of her life in a sealed room, practicing Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, under the watch of her very severe Overprotective Dad; and thus, Souno is perfectly pale, with perfectly black hair, and a perfectly exquisite face...a beauty in a bottle.
Source: Raven Hair, Ivory Skin
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