harsh
adjective
ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect.
harshest
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superlativeof harsh.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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They formed an essential part of the survival strategies that enabled people to live in some of the harshest environments on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Now settling into life without a position on the council after 46 years, he said it was his views over the controversial closure of Walsall's historic Leather Museum that fuelled his harshest critic.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
“There is no biological reason. The vacuum of space is the harshest environment you can possibly imagine to keep humans alive in.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The harshest punishment was a suspension of 18 days without pay for Det.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
That memory stirs my harshest feelings toward Mr. Loomis.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
