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harsh´ly

harsh «hahrsh», adjective.

1. unpleasantly rough to the touch: »a harsh towel, fruit with a harsh rind.
SYNONYM(S): rugged.

2. unpleasantly rough to the taste; astringent: »a harsh flavor.
SYNONYM(S): acrid, sour, sharp.

3. unpleasing to the eye: »harsh outlines, colors, or features, a harsh painting.

4. disagreeably rough to the ear: »a harsh voice.
SYNONYM(S): jarring, grating, rasping, discordant, strident, raucous, inharmonious.

5. without pity; cruel; unfeeling: »a harsh man.
SYNONYM(S): unkind.

6. rugged; bleak; severe: »a harsh coast, a harsh climate.

7. stern; grim; forbidding: »a harsh expression.
SYNONYM(S): strict, rigorous.

╂[earlier harrish bitter, astringent, Middle English harsk, perhaps < Scandinavian (compare Danish harsk rancid, rank)]

–harsh´ly, adverb.

–harsh´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.