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harsh

English

  1. 🔊 sharply disagreeable
    “the harsh facts of court delays”
  2. 🔊 severe
    “a harsh penalty”
  3. 🔊 unkind or cruel or uncivil
    “had harsh words”
  4. 🔊 unpleasantly stern
    “wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus”
  5. 🔊 unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses
    “the harsh cry of a blue jay”
  6. 🔊 of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
    “coarse meal”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 implacable harsh
  2. 🔊 riguroso harsh
  3. 🔊 ácido harsh
  4. 🔊 áspero harsh, rugged
  5. 🔊 crudo harsh, brutal, blunt
  6. 🔊 duro harsh, cruel, severe
  7. 🔊 áspero harsh, abrasive, sharp

Similar words

abrasive rough rough coarse doric draconian spartan spartanic abrupt absonant abusive acerb acerbic acid acidulous acrid acrimonious acute afflictive aggressive agonizing ajar amaroidal asperous