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Durity

Durity \Du"ri*ty\, n. [L. duritas, fr. durus hard.] [Obs.]

  1. Hardness; firmness.
    --Sir T. Browne.

  2. Harshness; cruelty.
    --Cockeram.

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durity

n. 1 (context obsolete English) hardness; firmness 2 (context obsolete English) harshness; cruelty

Usage examples of "durity".

Surfaces varied from smooth to rough, hard to soft, and every grain and durity in between.

Limbs once as firm as stone lost their durity, tending towards a malleable and aromatic decay.