Definition of harsh

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Harsh (a.) Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough.

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Soft :: Soft (superl.) Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin..
Stridulate :: Stridor (n.) A harsh, shrill, or creaking noise..
Uncharitable :: Uncharitable (a.) Not charitable; contrary to charity; severe in judging; harsh; censorious; as, uncharitable opinions or zeal..
Dure :: Dure (a.) Hard; harsh; severe; rough; toilsome.
Discord :: Discord (v. i.) Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a concord..
Grumble :: Grumble (v. i.) To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles..
Iron :: Iron (n.) Rude; hard; harsh; severe.
Blare :: Blare (n.) The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing..
Roughly :: Roughly (adv.) In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.
Harsh :: Harsh (a.) disagreeable to the touch.
Garrulous :: Garrulous (a.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous roller..
Ragged :: Ragged (n.) Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant..
Gentle :: Gentle (superl.) Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice..
Gamboge :: Gamboge (n.) A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, -- whence its name. The best kind is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beatiful reddish yellow. Taking internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic..
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..
Flow :: Flow (v. i.) To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperties; as, a flowing period; flowing numbers; to sound smoothly to the ear; to be uttered easily..
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..
Brazen :: Brazen (a.) Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass..
Severity :: Severity (n.) Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as, severity practiced on prisoners of war..
Screech :: Screech (v.) To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek..
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