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Meaning of 'harsh'
Meaning of 'harsh' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Harsh 
[ a.]
- Rough; disagreeable; grating [ a.]- 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]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
- 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]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- severe
- severe
Example in sentence:
- a harsh penalty
Meaning (3):
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
Example in sentence:
- a harsh and unlovable old tyrant;
- a rough answer;
- had harsh words
Meaning (4):
- unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses
- 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 (5):
- sharply disagreeable; rigorous
- sharply disagreeable; rigorous
Example in sentence:
- an abrasive character;
- the harsh facts of court delays
Meaning (6):
- unpleasantly stern
- unpleasantly stern
Example in sentence:
- the nomad life is rough and hazardous;
- wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus
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