Definition of harsh

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Harsh (a.) Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony..

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Huskiness :: Huskiness (n.) Roughness of sound; harshness; hoarseness; as, huskiness of voice..
Squaller :: Squall (n.) A loud scream; a harsh cry.
Obdurate :: Obdurate (a.) Hard; harsh; rugged; rough; intractable.
Crow :: Crow (v. i.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw..
Clangor :: Clangor (v. t.) A sharp, harsh, ringing sound..
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..
Dure :: Dure (a.) Hard; harsh; severe; rough; toilsome.
Grit :: Grit (v. t.) To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth..
Iron :: Iron (n.) Rude; hard; harsh; severe.
Harsh :: Harsh (a.) Rough; disagreeable; gratin.
Severity :: Severity (n.) Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as, severity practiced on prisoners of war..
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..
Shredcook :: Shredcook (n.) The fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
Grade :: Grade (n.) A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
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..
Twang :: Twang (n.) A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring..
Bray :: Bray (v. i.) To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise..
Croak :: Croak (n.) The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound..
Soft :: Soft (superl.) Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent contrast; as, soft hues or tints..
Garrulous :: Garrulous (a.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous roller..
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