Antonyms for harsher


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hahrsh
Phonetic Transcription : hɑrʃ


Definition of harsher

Origin :
  • originally of texture, "hairy," 1530s, probably from harske "rough, coarse, sour" (c.1300), a northern word of Scandinavian origin (cf. Danish and Norwegian harsk "rancid, rank"), related to Middle Low German harsch "rough, raw," German harst "a rake;" perhaps from PIE root *kars- "to scrape, scratch, rub, card" (cf. Lithuanian karsiu "to comb," Old Church Slavonic krasta, Russian korosta "to itch," Latin carduus "thistle," Sanskrit kasati "rubs, scratches"). Meaning "offensive to feelings" is from 1570s; "disagreeable, rude" from 1610s.
  • adj rough, crude (to the senses)
  • adj nasty, abusive
Example sentences :
  • The brute in him urged him as madly in his desire as it did in his harsher tempers.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • And here his voice grew louder and harsher, and with a ring of defiance in it.
  • Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
  • Calavius was furious and paused, as if to give orders for harsher repression.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Brood » by Duffield Osborne
  • There were angry encounters in which harsh words and harsher blows were struck.
  • Extract from : « The House of Pride » by Jack London
  • His chuckle was harsher this time, and had the ring of truth.
  • Extract from : « A Spaceship Named McGuire » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • "Nay, she will be under a different and a harsher master," said the Roman.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "Your enemies might find some harsher name for it," said Astley with a sneer.
  • Extract from : « Sir Nigel » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • He remembered her outburst of that night and interpreted it in a harsher sense than he had ever done.
  • Extract from : « Dubliners » by James Joyce
  • This outbreak only made slavery at Rome harder and harsher than before.
  • Extract from : « Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) » by Charles Morris
  • But all that the peasants know is that his land-agents are harsher.
  • Extract from : « The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century » by Richard Henry Tawney

Synonyms for harsher

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