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harshest

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈhɑɹʃəst// UK //hˈɑːʃəst// harsh·est

adj. the most severe, difficult, or unpleasant. You use this to describe the most extreme version of something bad, like a punishment or a winter.

adj. the superlative form of 'harsh'; describes the most severe, extreme, or unrelenting quality of a condition or treatment.


SIMPLE

The harshest winter in decades hit the northern cities.

CONTEXTUAL

The judge handed down the harshest sentence of the year for the most serious of the crimes.

COMPLEX

Surviving the harshest conditions of the desert requires not only physical endurance but also a deep understanding of how to find water and shelter in a barren landscape.

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