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harshness Definition


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harsh
adj
    1. Rough; grating; unpleasant to the senses.
      Thesaurus: discordant, cacophonous, grating, jarring, squawky, dissonant, strident, caterwauling, assonant.
    2. Strict, cruel or severe.
      Thesaurus: severe, unrelenting, hard, austere, brutal, ruthless, scabrous, abusive, punitive, Draconian; Antonym: mild, smooth, soft.
Derivative: harshly
adverb
    Derivative: harshness
    noun
      Etymology: 13c.



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