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Harshest
Harsh Harsh (h[aum]rsh), a. [Compar. Harsher (-[~e]r); superl. Harshest.] [OE. harsk; akin to G. harsch, Dan. harsk rancid, Sw. h["a]rsk; from the same source as E. hard. See Hard, a.] 1. Rough; disagreeable; grating; esp.: (a) disagreeable to the touch. ``Harsh sand.' --Boyle. (b) disagreeable to the taste. ``Berries harsh and crude.' --Milton. (c) disagreeable to the ear. ``Harsh din.' --Milton. 2. Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough. Clarence is so harsh, so blunt. --Shak. Though harsh the precept, yet the charmed. --Dryden. 3. (Painting, Drawing, etc.) Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony.

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- Xenophon's Symposium, she is described by Antisthenes as "the most difficult, harshest, painful, ill-tempered" wife; this characterisation of Xanthippe has influenced...
- tolerated, censorship of political speech and information are amongst the harshest in the world and routinely used to prevent collective action. China also...
- particularly hard hit in the Great Depression, experiencing some of the country's harshest labor strife in that era. Violence during the Maritime Strike of 1934 cost...
- India. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9789386643001. "13 Indians take the harshest route in the world to save Antarctica". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 16...
- pressure further, reducing available oxygen by up to 14 percent. To avoid the harshest winds, climbers typically aim for a 7- to 10-day window in the spring and...
- received the Yomiuri Literary Award, which was awarded to him by one of his harshest former critics, Kenzaburō Ōe. The original ****anese edition was released...
- most societies have considered it a very serious crime warranting the harshest punishments available. A person who commits murder is called a murderer...
- Nevada's otherwise libertarian principles. It is notable for having the harshest penalties for drug offenders in the country. Nevada remains the only state...
- legally empowered to ****cute or kill them. Outlawry was thus one of the harshest penalties in the legal system. In early Germanic law, the death penalty...
- including Willie McGuinness, and winning broad if grudging support for his harshest disciplinary actions.. Sanders 2011, p. 16. Ryan, Patrick (2001). "'The...