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harshness
noun
excessive sternness
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- H
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- ARSHNES
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
excessive sternness
“severity of character”
noun
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
noun
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
noun
the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
In context
Example Sentences
severity of character
the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
the rigors of boot camp
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