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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Harsh \Harsh\ (h[aum]rsh), a. [Compar. {Harsher} (-[~e]r);
superl. {Harshest}.] [OE. harsk; akin to G. harsch, Dan.
harsk rancid, Sw h["a]rsk; from the same source as E. hard.
See {Hard}, a.]
1. Rough; disagreeable; grating; esp.:
a disagreeable to the touch. ``Harsh sand.'' --Boyle.
b disagreeable to the taste. ``Berries harsh and
crude.'' --Milton.
c disagreeable to the ear. ``Harsh din.'' --Milton.
2. Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere;
crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough.
Clarence is so harsh, so blunt. --Shak.
Though harsh the precept, yet the charmed. --Dryden.
3. (Painting, Drawing, etc.) Having violent contrasts of
color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
harsh
adj 1: unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand
and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
[syn: {rough}]
2: disagreeable to the senses "the harsh cry of a blue jay";
"harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up
your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"
3: extremely unkind or cruel; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and
unlovable old tyrant"
4: severe; "a harsh penalty"
5: (of circumstances; especially weather) causing suffering;
"brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a
cruel world"; "a harsh climate; "a rigorous climate";
"unkind winters" [syn: {brutal}, {cruel}, {rigorous}, {unkind}]
6: sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court
delays"; "an abrasive character" [syn: {abrasive}]
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