Beauty is Imperfection

In a recent speech, Mitt Romney referred to himself as “severely conservative,” an idiom strange to many ears. What other words most often  follow “severely” (according to a Google search)?

–*Severely anemic

–*Severely atypical mole

–*Severely abnormal mole

–*Severely autistic

–*Severely bloated

–*Severely bruised toe

–*Severely bruised knee

–*Severely burned tongue

–*Severely chapped lips

–*Severely constipated

–*Severely cracked heels

–*Severely dry skin

–*Severely damaged hair

–*Severely depressed

–*Severely emotionally disturbed

–*Severely enlarged liver

–*Severely endangered species

–*Severely fatigued

–*Severely greasy hair

–*Severely high blood pressure

–*Severely hydrotreated heavy naphthenic oil

–*Severely herniated disc

–*Severely hypokinetic

–*Severely itchy scalp

–*Severely itchy skin

–*Severely itchy vulva

–*Severely impacted wisdom teeth

–*Severely jammed thumb

–*Severely jammed toe

–*Severely jet lagged

–*Severely knotted hair

–*Severely knotted muscle

–*Severely keratinized or ulcerated leukoplakia

–*Severely bruised knee

–*Severely low blood pressure

–*Severely low iron

–*Severely lupine

–*Severely lonely

–*Severely mentally ill

–*Severely matted dog

–*Severely matted hair

–*Severely neglected children

–*Severely nearsighted

–*Severely neutropenic

–*Severely overweight

–*Severely obese

–*Severely oily skin

–*Severely painful hemorrhoids

–*Severely painful periods

–*Severely painful gas

–*Severely pulled back muscle

–*Severely retroverted uterus

–*Severely red eyes

–*Severely retarded

–*Severely swollen tonsils

–*Severely sprained ankle

–*Severely stuffy nose

–*Severely tired

–*Severely tilted uterus

–*Severely underweight

–*Severely undervalued stocks

–*Severely underpaid

–*Severely visually impaired

–*Severely violent criminals

–*Severely wounded

–*Severely wrinkled hands

–*Severely worn dentition

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