Definitions for: Harsh

[adj] sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
[adj] (of circumstances; especially weather) causing suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters"
[adj] severe; "a harsh penalty"
[adj] extremely unkind or cruel; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"
[adj] unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
[adj] 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"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: abrasive, brutal, cruel, disagreeable, hard, heavy, rigorous, rough, unkind, unpleasant

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