What does "harsh" mean?

Harsh: 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.

Additional senses

  1. 2.(Painting, Drawing, etc.) Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony.

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