| ADJECTIVE | all | harsh, rough | unpleasantly stern |
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| all | harsh | disagreeable to the senses | |
| all | harsh, coarse | of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles | |
| all | harsh, rough | unkind or cruel or uncivil | |
| all | harsh | severe | |
| all | harsh, abrasive | sharply disagreeable |
| Sounds | hhaa'rsh | |
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| Rhymes | Marche ... marsh / Marsh: 3 rhymes with aarsh... | |
| Meaning | unpleasantly stern. | |
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| Example | "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus" | |
| Synonym | rough | |
| Broader | unpleasant | Disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings |
| Nouns | harshness | excessive sternness |
| Meaning | Disagreeable to the senses. | |
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| Broader | unpleasant | Disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings |
| Spanish | deslumbrante, fuerte | |
| Nouns | harshness | the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses |
| Adverbs | harshly | in a harsh and grating manner |
| Meaning | Of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles. | |
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| Synonym | coarse | |
| Attribute of | texture | The feel of a surface or a fabric |
| Narrower | coarse-grained, large-grained | not having a fine texture |
| farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy | Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency | |
| granulated | made grainy or formed into granules | |
| loose, open | (of textures) full of small openings or gaps | |
| plushy, plush-like | (of textures) resembling plush | |
| See also | rough, unsmooth | Having or caused by an irregular surface |
| Opposite | fine | Of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles |
| Spanish | basto, burdo | |
| Nouns | harshness | the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions |
| Meaning | unkind or cruel or uncivil. | |
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| Synonym | rough | |
| Broader | unkind | lacking kindness |
| Spanish | severo | |
| Nouns | harshness | the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance |
| Adverbs | harshly | in a harsh or unkind manner |
| Meaning | severe. | |
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| Example | "a harsh penalty" | |
| Broader | heavy | unusually great in degree or quantity or number |
| Meaning | sharply disagreeable; rigorous. | |
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| Example | "the harsh facts of court delays" | |
| Synonym | abrasive | |
| Broader | disagreeable | not to your liking |
| Nouns | harshness | excessive sternness |
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