• adjective:   extremely unkind or cruel

  Example: "Had harsh words"

• adjective:   unpleasantly stern

  Example: "Wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"

• adjective:   disagreeable to the senses

  Example: "The harsh cry of a blue jay"

• adjective:   sharply disagreeable; rigorous

  Example: "The harsh facts of court delays"

• adjective:   severe

  Example: "A harsh penalty"

• adjective:   used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering

  Example: "A harsh climate"

• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #9962)

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