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HARSH
harsh, abrasive
(adjective) sharply disagreeable; rigorous; âthe harsh facts of court delaysâ; âan abrasive characterâ
harsh
(adjective) severe; âa harsh penaltyâ
harsh, rough
(adjective) unkind or cruel or uncivil; âhad harsh wordsâ; âa harsh and unlovable old tyrantâ; âa rough answerâ
harsh, rough
(adjective) unpleasantly stern; âwild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactusâ; âthe nomad life is rough and hazardousâ
harsh
(adjective) unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses; âthe harsh cry of a blue jayâ; âharsh cognacâ; âthe harsh white light makes you screw up your eyesâ; âharsh irritating smoke filled the hallwayâ
coarse, harsh
(adjective) of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; âcoarse mealâ; âcoarse sandâ; âa coarse weaveâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
harsh (comparative harsher, superlative harshest)
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Severe or cruel.
Antonyms
• genteel
Verb
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).
Synonyms
• rough
Proper noun
Harsh (plural Harshes)
A surname.
Statistics
• 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. hÀrsk; 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
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