harsh, abrasive
(adjective) sharply disagreeable; rigorous; “the harsh facts of court delays”; “an abrasive character”
harsh
(adjective) severe; “a harsh penalty”
harsh, rough
(adjective) unkind or cruel or uncivil; “had harsh words”; “a harsh and unlovable old tyrant”; “a rough answer”
harsh, rough
(adjective) unpleasantly stern; “wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus”; “the nomad life is rough and hazardous”
harsh
(adjective) unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses; “the harsh cry of a blue jay”; “harsh cognac”; “the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes”; “harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway”
coarse, harsh
(adjective) of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; “coarse meal”; “coarse sand”; “a coarse weave”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
harsh (comparative harsher, superlative harshest)
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Severe or cruel.
• genteel
harsh (third-person singular simple present harshes, present participle harshing, simple past and past participle harshed)
(intransitive, slang) To negatively criticize.
(transitive, slang) to put a damper on (a mood).
• rough
Harsh (plural Harshes)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Harsh is the 9544th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3407 individuals. Harsh is most common among White (93.34%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Harsh, a. [Compar. Harsher; superl. Harshest.] Etym: [OE. harsk; akin to G. harsch, Dan. harsk rancid, Sw. härsk; from the same source as E. hard. See Hard, a.]
1. Rough; disagreeable; grating; esp.:(a) To the touch."Harsh sand." Boyle. (b) To the taste. "Berries harsh and crude." Milton. (c) To the ear. "Harsh din." Milton.
2. Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough. Clarence is so harsh, so blunt. Shak. Though harsh the precept, yet the charmed. Dryden.
3. (Painting, Drawing, etc.)
Definition: Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
