Definition of harsh

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Harsh (a.) disagreeable to the touch.

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Bray :: Bray (v. t.) To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound..
Soft :: Soft (superl.) Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music..
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone..
Solanidine :: Solanidine (n.) An alkaloid produced by the decomposition of solanine, as a white crystalline substance having a harsh bitter taste..
Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an opposite quality..
Soft :: Soft (superl.) Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke..
Stridulate :: Stridor (n.) A harsh, shrill, or creaking noise..
Sleek :: Sleek (superl.) Not rough or harsh.
Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface..
Ricinoleic :: Ricinoleic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty acid analogous to oleic acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily substance, C/H/O/ with a harsh taste. Formerly written ricinolic..
Crabbed :: Crabbed (n.) Characterized by harshness or roughness; unpleasant; -- applied to things; as, a crabbed taste..
Mollify :: Mollify (v. t.) To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground..
Bray :: Bray (v. i.) To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise..
Chirk :: Chirk (v. i.) To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries.
Braying :: Braying (a.) Making a harsh noise; blaring.
Jangle :: "Jangle (v. i.) To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune..
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..
Rough :: Rough (n.) Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions..
Bitter :: Bitter (v. t.) Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach..
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