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Mollify :: Mollify (v. t.) To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground..

Asperity :: Asperity (n.) Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity; crabbedness; harshness; -- opposed to mildness.

Sound :: Sound (v. i.) To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an invention..

Screech :: Screech (v.) To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek..

Harshly :: Harshly (adv.) In a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely.

Soft :: Soft (superl.) Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music..

Acrimony :: Acrimony (n.) A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the juices of certain plants..

Hard :: Hard (superl.) Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone..

Soft :: Soft (adv.) Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.

Asperity :: Asperity (n.) Roughness or harshness of sound; that quality which grates upon the ear; raucity.

Mild :: Mild (superl.) Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; -- applied to persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity..

Tone :: Tone (n.) Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone..

Jar :: "Jar (v. i.) To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my ears..

Sleek :: Sleek (superl.) Not rough or harsh.

Grit :: Grit (v. t.) To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth..

Hard-visaged :: Hard-visaged (a.) Of a harsh or stern countenance; hard-featured.

Din :: Din (n.) Loud, confused, harsh noise; a loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound; clamor; roar..

Severity :: Severity (n.) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a reproof; severity of discipline or government; severity of penalties..

Rugged :: Rugged (n.) Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons..

Charitable :: Charitable (a.) Liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best side, and to avoid harsh judgment..

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