Harsh Paintbrush

The meaning of HARSH is having a coarse uneven surface that is rough or unpleasant to the touch. How to use harsh in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Harsh. HARSH definition: ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect. See examples of harsh used in a sentence. HARSH definition: 1. unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary: 2. too strong, bright, loud, etc.. Learn more. 1. ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment. 2. grim or unpleasantly severe; stern; cruel; austere: a harsh master. 3. physically uncomfortable; desolate; stark: a harsh land. 4.. harsh′ly, adv. harsh′ness, n. 2. brusque, hard, unfeeling, unkind, brutal, acrimonious, bad-tempered. See stern 1. 3. rough. 4. discordant, dissonant, unharmonious. 6. unesthetic.

Definition of harsh adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. HARSH meaning: 1 : unpleasant and difficult to accept or experience; 2 : having an unpleasant or harmful effect because of great strength or force too intense or powerful Harsh actions or speech are unkind and show no understanding or sympathy. He said many harsh and unkind things about his opponents. Rough to the touch or to any of the senses; sharp or sour to the taste, discordant to the ear, inharmonious to the eye, etc.; grating; rasping; acrid; irritating: as, a harsh surface; harsh fruit; a.