harsh
harsh is a 5-letter English word with 12 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Rough; disagreeable; grating. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Rough; disagreeable; grating
- adjective. disagreeable to the touch.
- adjective. disagreeable to the taste.
- adjective. disagreeable to the ear.
- adjective. Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough.
- adjective. Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony.
- adjective. sharply disagreeable; rigorous
"the harsh facts of court delays"
"an abrasive character"
- adjective. severe
"a harsh penalty"
- adjective. unkind or cruel or uncivil
"had harsh words"
"a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"
- adjective. unpleasantly stern
"wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"
"the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
- adjective. disagreeable to the senses
"the harsh cry of a blue jay"
"harsh cognac"
- adjective. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
"coarse meal"
"coarse sand"
Synonyms
Common word forms
harshen, harsher, harshly, harshest, harshness
Words from these letters
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