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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (6)

1. unpleasantly stern;
- Example: "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"
- Example: "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
[syn: harsh, rough]

2. disagreeable to the senses;
- Example: "the harsh cry of a blue jay"
- Example: "harsh cognac"
- Example: "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"
- Example: "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"

3. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles;
- Example: "coarse meal"
- Example: "coarse sand"
- Example: "a coarse weave"
[syn: coarse, harsh]

4. unkind or cruel or uncivil;
- Example: "had harsh words"
- Example: "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"
- Example: "a rough answer"
[syn: harsh, rough]

5. severe;
- Example: "a harsh penalty"

6. sharply disagreeable; rigorous;
- Example: "the harsh facts of court delays"
- Example: "an abrasive character"
[syn: harsh, abrasive]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Harsh \Harsh\ (h[aum]rsh), a. [Compar. Harsher
   (h[aum]rsh"[~e]r); superl. Harshest.] [OE. harsk; akin to
   G. harsch, Dan. harsk rancid, Sw. h[aum]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.
          [1913 Webster]

   2. Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere;
      crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough.
      [1913 Webster]

            Clarence is so harsh, so blunt.       --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

            Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charmed.
                                                  --Dryden.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Painting, Drawing, etc.) Having violent contrasts of
      color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

harsh
    adj 1: unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot
           sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
           [syn: harsh, 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: of textures that are rough to the touch or substances
       consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal";
       "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave" [syn: coarse, harsh]
       [ant: fine]
    4: unkind or cruel or uncivil; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and
       unlovable old tyrant"; "a rough answer" [syn: harsh,
       rough]
    5: severe; "a harsh penalty"
    6: sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court
       delays"; "an abrasive character" [syn: harsh, abrasive]