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The Clue

Severity (9 letter answer)

The Answer

HARSHNESS

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Notes

The answer HARSHNESS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

HARSHNESS as a noun:

1. (harshness, abrasiveness, scratchiness) = the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
2. (harshness, roughness) = the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
3. (cruelty, cruelness, harshness) = the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
4. (severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness) = excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"