harsh
harsh is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.(Painting, Drawing, etc.) Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abrupt
- absence
- absonant
- acrid
- acridity
- affectation
- affected
- and
- aphonia
- aphonous
- aphony
- artificial
- assafoetida
- astringency
- astringent
- awkward
- bad
- barbarism
- barbarous
- bated
- bite
- biting
- bitter
- break
- breath
- breathless
- broken
- cacophonous
- cacophony
- caterwauling
- childish
- cleavers
- concert
- cracked
- crude
- cut
- deaf
- discord
- discordance
- discordant
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is harsh.
- What is 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 called?
- What is having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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