hardsome

English

Etymology

From hard +‎ -some.

Adjective

hardsome (comparative more hardsome, superlative most hardsome)

1. Characterised by hardness; stern; severe; difficult
   • 1854, Leigh Hunt, Essays and Miscellanies:

     Mere grimness is as easy as grinning; but it requires something to put a hardsome face on a story.

   • 1992, Bhanu Pratap Chaurasia, Women's Status in India: Policies and Programmes:

     Her daily life is very hardsome and full of continuous labour.

Anagrams

• hadromes