harshness

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Harshness tempered with naïveté is central to its style and argument.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Harshness in sentencing became a way to soothe the pain of grief-stricken families.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2022

Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Harshness and indifference had no power to quench a feeling, to which love in kindness had not given birth.

From Rachel Gray by Kavanagh, Julia

Harshness may cow criminals, but does not improve them: on the contrary, it only serves to irritate them or to convert them into hypocrites.

From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina