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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Discordant :: Discordant (n.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds..
Snoring :: Snoring (n.) The act of respiring through the open mouth so that the currents of inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound more or less harsh. It is usually unvoluntary, but may be produced voluntarily..
Relent :: Relent (v. i.) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion..
Squaller :: Squall (n.) A loud scream; a harsh cry.
Raucous :: Raucous (a.) Hoarse; harsh; rough; as, a raucous, thick tone..
Sharpsaw :: Sharpsaw (n.) The great titmouse; -- so called from its harsh call notes.
Rough :: Rough (n.) Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper..
Soft :: Soft (adv.) Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.
Subacromial :: Subacrid (a.) Moderalely acrid or harsh.
Screech :: Screech (n.) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream..
Bitter :: Bitter (v. t.) Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach..
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..
Austerity :: Austerity (n.) Sourness and harshness to the taste.
Crake :: Crake (v. t. & i.) To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake..
Smooth :: Smooth (a.) To free from harshness; to make flowing.
Czech :: Czech (n.) The language of the Czechs (often called Bohemian), the harshest and richest of the Slavic languages..
Jangle :: "Jangle (v. i.) To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune..
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..
Dissonant :: Dissonant (a.) Sounding harshly; discordant; unharmonious.
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