harsh
/ˈhɑɹʃ/ adjective C1- Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
- Severe or cruel. · harsh decision· harsh penalty
Comparative harsher · Superlative harshest
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“Exactly, my daughter; that is precisely what I mean,” said Danglars, almost digging his nails into his breast, while he preserved on his harsh features the smile of the heartless though clever man; “ruined—yes, that is it.”
Oh, Anne, I know I’ve been kind of strict and harsh with you maybe--but you mustn’t think I didn’t love you as well as Matthew did, for all that.
“He was cold, but not harsh.
There is a dry glitter in his eyes and a firm set of his thin lips, which goes with a positive and possibly a harsh nature.
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