单词 | over-harshness |
释义 | over-harshnessn. Excessive harshness. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [noun] > excessive over-harshnessa1639 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [noun] > excessive over-harshnessa1639 a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) i. xx. 203 Overharshnesse towards others for faults which we finde in them. 1877 Scribner's Monthly Mar. 652/1 There is a medium between over-liberality and over-harshness. 1970 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 30 113 Every execution should be an act of justice. There should neither be a case of over-harshness nor one of over-leniency. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1639 |
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