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
- 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
- acrid
- asperous
- astringent
- austere
- bitter
- bleak
- brutal
- cacophonous
- caterwauling
- clashing
- coarse
- comfortless
- cracked
- craggy
- creaking
- croaking
- cruel
- cussed
- disagreeing
- discordant
- discourteous
- dissonant
- disturbing
- dour
- earsplitting
- flat
- glaring
- grating
- grim
- gruff
- guttural
- hairy
- hard
- hard-boiled
- hard-nosed
- hard-shell
- hoarse
- incompatible
- jagged
- jangling
- jarring
- mean
- noisy
- not smooth
- off-key
- out-of-key
- out-of-tune
- pitiless
- punitive
- rasping
- raucous
- relentless
- rigid
- rude
- rugged
- rusty
- ruthless
- screeching
- severe
- sharp
- sour
- stern
- strident
- stridulous
- stringent
- tough
- tuneless
- uncivil
- uneven
- unfeeling
- ungracious
- unkind
- unlevel
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- unpleasant
- unrelenting
- wicked
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