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harshliest

harshliest is the superlative form of harshly.

Meaning of harshly

Adverb

harshly (comparative harshlier or more harshly, superlative harshliest or most harshly)

  1. In a harsh manner; severely.
    • Yet, if I name my guilt, 't is not to boast, / None can deem harshlier of me than I deem [...].1819 July 15, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, canto I, stanza 193

Questions about harshliest

What is harshliest the superlative form of?
Harshliest is the superlative form of harshly.

Words near harshliest in the dictionary

  1. harshish
  2. Harshit
  3. Harshita
  4. Harshitha
  5. harshlier
  6. harshliest
  7. harshly
  8. Harshman
  9. Harshmans
  10. harshness
  11. harshnesses

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