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harrowingly Definition


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harrow
noun
    1. A heavy metal framed farm implement with spikes or teeth, used to break up clods of soil and cover seed.
verb harrowed, harrowing
    1. To pull a harrow over (land).
    2. To distress greatly; to vex.
      Thesaurus: torment, torture, vex, harass, perturb, daunt, dismay, distress; Antonym: assuage, hearten.
      Form: be harrowing (usually)
Derivative: harrower
noun
    Derivative: harrowing
    adj
      Acutely distressing.
        Thesaurus: frightening, terrifying, traumatic, wrenching, alarming, heart-rending, nerve-racking, trying; Antonym: calming, reassuring.
    Derivative: harrowingly
    adverb
      Etymology: Anglo-Saxon haerwe.



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