Definition of harsh

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Harsh (a.) disagreeable to the ear.

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Stubby :: Stubborn (a.) Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule..
Jargle :: Jargle (v. i.) To emit a harsh or discordant sound.
Smooth :: Smooth (a.) To free from harshness; to make flowing.
Reject :: Reject (v. t.) To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate.
Husky :: Husky (a.) Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice..
Sour :: Sour (v. t.) To cause or permit to become harsh or unkindly.
Austereness :: Austereness (n.) Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.
Squaller :: Squall (n.) A loud scream; a harsh cry.
Harsh :: Harsh (a.) Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony..
Jangle :: "Jangle (v. i.) To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune..
Rude :: Rude (superl.) Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter..
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..
Screechy :: Screechy (a.) Like a screech; shrill and harsh.
Gong :: Gong (n.) An instrument, first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise..
Grate :: Grate (v. t.) To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh sound) by rubbing..
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone..
Cruel :: Cruel (a.) Attended with cruetly; painful; harsh.
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..
Jargon :: "Jargon (v. i.) To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner..
Obdurate :: Obdurate (a.) Hard; harsh; rugged; rough; intractable.
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