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Meaning of 'harsh' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Harsh [ a.]
- Rough; disagreeable; grating
- disagreeable to the touch.
- disagreeable to the taste.
- disagreeable to the ear.
- Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough.
- Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony.

Meaning of 'harsh' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . harsh [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
Example in sentence:
  • a coarse weave;
  • coarse meal;
  • coarse sand
2 . harsh [ s]
Meaning (2):
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
Example in sentence:
  • a harsh and unlovable old tyrant;
  • a rough answer;
  • had harsh words
Meaning (3):
- severe
Example in sentence:
  • a harsh penalty
Meaning (4):
- sharply disagreeable; rigorous
Example in sentence:
  • an abrasive character;
  • the harsh facts of court delays
Meaning (5):
- unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses
Example in sentence:
  • harsh cognac;
  • harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway;
  • the harsh cry of a blue jay;
  • the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes
Meaning (6):
- unpleasantly stern
Example in sentence:
  • the nomad life is rough and hazardous;
  • wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus

Nearby Words:

har monically hara-kiri harangue harangued harangueful haranguer haranguing harass harassed harasser

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