Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality or condition of being harsh.
- noun Synonyms Asperity, etc. (see
acrimony ); austerity, churlishness, rigor, roughness, bluntness, hardness, sternness, cruelty, rudeness; discordance, dissonance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being harsh.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of being
harsh .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun excessive sternness
- noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
- noun the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
- noun the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Etymologies
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Examples
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And for the future, he declares, the harshness is again inevitable: though the writer admits that social progress (including of course female suffrage, which he does not mention) is largely due to peace.
Militarism versus Feminism: An Enquiry and a Policy Demonstrating that Militarism involves the Subjection of Women Charles Kay 1915
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I've done the same with Ambassador John Bolton frequently -- but beyond just reading his remarks, I try to listen to Bolton who despite some of his harshness is occasionally being flippant, or humorous, or answering complex questions in a roundabout way -- and that is what I feel Levy did in this case.
Steve Clemons: Conspiracism American Style: The Daniel Levy Debate Steve Clemons 2010
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I've done the same with Ambassador John Bolton frequently -- but beyond just reading his remarks, I try to listen to Bolton who despite some of his harshness is occasionally being flippant, or humorous, or answering complex questions in a roundabout way -- and that is what I feel Levy did in this case.
Steve Clemons: Conspiracism American Style: The Daniel Levy Debate Steve Clemons 2010
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I've done the same with Ambassador John Bolton frequently -- but beyond just reading his remarks, I try to listen to Bolton who despite some of his harshness is occasionally being flippant, or humorous, or answering complex questions in a roundabout way -- and that is what I feel Levy did in this case.
Steve Clemons: Conspiracism American Style: The Daniel Levy Debate Steve Clemons 2010
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I think the real cause of this online harshness is BECAUSE it is anonymous.
My opinion on the whole Blizzard Real ID issue nathreee 2010
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I've done the same with Ambassador John Bolton frequently -- but beyond just reading his remarks, I try to listen to Bolton who despite some of his harshness is occasionally being flippant, or humorous, or answering complex questions in a roundabout way -- and that is what I feel Levy did in this case.
Steve Clemons: Conspiracism American Style: The Daniel Levy Debate Steve Clemons 2010
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I've done the same with Ambassador John Bolton frequently -- but beyond just reading his remarks, I try to listen to Bolton who despite some of his harshness is occasionally being flippant, or humorous, or answering complex questions in a roundabout way -- and that is what I feel Levy did in this case.
Steve Clemons: Conspiracism American Style: The Daniel Levy Debate Steve Clemons 2010
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I've done the same with Ambassador John Bolton frequently -- but beyond just reading his remarks, I try to listen to Bolton who despite some of his harshness is occasionally being flippant, or humorous, or answering complex questions in a roundabout way -- and that is what I feel Levy did in this case.
Steve Clemons: Conspiracism American Style: The Daniel Levy Debate Steve Clemons 2010
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I've done the same with Ambassador John Bolton frequently -- but beyond just reading his remarks, I try to listen to Bolton who despite some of his harshness is occasionally being flippant, or humorous, or answering complex questions in a roundabout way -- and that is what I feel Levy did in this case.
Steve Clemons: Conspiracism American Style: The Daniel Levy Debate Steve Clemons 2010
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Such harshness is a curious contrast with the leniency which advised the creditor to remit debts by way of alms.
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