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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Crake :: Crake (v. t. & i.) To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke..
Scrape :: Scrape (v. i.) To rub over the surface of anything with something which roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly and noisily along..
Bitter :: Bitter (v. t.) Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach..
Bray :: Bray (v. t.) To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound..
Sharpsaw :: Sharpsaw (n.) The great titmouse; -- so called from its harsh call notes.
Noggen :: Noggen (a.) Made of hemp; hence, hard; rough; harsh..
Colchicine :: Colchicine (n.) A powerful vegetable alkaloid, C17H19NO5, extracted from the Colchicum autumnale, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowish amorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; -- called also colchicia..
Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.
Hoarseness :: Hoarseness (n.) Harshness or roughness of voice or sound, due to mucus collected on the vocal cords, or to swelling or looseness of the cords..
Roughly :: Roughly (adv.) In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.
Cruel :: Cruel (a.) Attended with cruetly; painful; harsh.
Crash :: Crash (v. i.) To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise..
Hoarse :: Hoarse (superl.) Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound.
Shredcook :: Shredcook (n.) The fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
Dissonant :: Dissonant (a.) Sounding harshly; discordant; unharmonious.
Rough :: Rough (n.) Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions..
Mitigate :: Mitigate (v. t.) To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief..
Meagre :: Meagre (a.) Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk..
Acrid :: Acrid (a.) Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts..
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