Harsh

Definition of harsh:

part of speech: noun

Harshness.

part of speech: adjective

Rough; bitter; severe.

part of speech: adjective

Rough: bitter: jarring: abusive: severe.

part of speech: adjective

Discordant; jarring; rough to the ear, taste, or touch; austere.

part of speech: adverb

Harshly.

Usage examples for harsh:

• Of course I am a Leskjewitsch, or I never should allow myself to pass so harsh a judgment upon my nearest of kin. "'O Thou, My Austria!'", Ossip Schubin.

• I could easily believe that from what I had seen of him in public, for though by no means a harsh looking man, he had a reserved air which if maintained in private must have made him very difficult of approach. "A Strange Disappearance", Anna Katharine Green.

• He will never say a harsh or unkind or critical thing to her. "The Silent Isle", Arthur Christopher Benson.

• How hard for me to be harsh to him With his soft, appealing eyes. "India's Love Lyrics", Adela Florence Cory Nicolson (AKA Laurence Hope), et al..