Harshness: alternatives and connections

The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness.

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Harshness or roughness of voice or sound, due to mucus collected on the vocal cords, or to swelling or looseness of the cords.

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The state of being husky.

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The state of being savage; savageness; savagism.

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The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of Malice.

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Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another; a disposition to injure another; a malignant design of…

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The quality or state of being rough.

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The quality or state of being stern.

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Quality or state of being strict.

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Producing abrasion.

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Producing abrasion.

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Rough; disagreeable; grating

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Rough; disagreeable; grating

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Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.

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Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.

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Cruelty.

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The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity.

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The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.

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The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.

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Rigidity; stiffness.

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The quality or state of being rough.

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The quality or state of being severe.

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The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.

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