Harsh
Harsh adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.
Usage example: a harsh judge when it comes to drug users and especially drug dealers
Kind
Kind adjective - Having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.
Usage example: a kind person who regularly volunteers at the homeless shelter
Both words in one sentence
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Alternately, they become kind to a fault and evolve into an Extreme Doormat that is unable to be harsh whatsoever.
Source: Flanderization -
It sounds like a harsh thing to do, but it's what rescuers have to do in that kind of situation to save both lives.
Source: Series / Baywatch -
Like in the Medieval Stasis example, it's discussed if it's the harsh weather, or the lack of male-female — the most primal kind of "us versus them" — distinction.
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