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Definitions for Harshly

[1] ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
[2] grim or unpleasantly severe; stern; cruel; austere: a harsh life; a harsh master.
[3] physically uncomfortable; desolate; stark: a harsh land.
[4] unpleasant to the ear; grating; strident: a harsh voice; a harsh sound.
[5] unpleasantly rough, ragged, or coarse to the touch: a harsh surface.
[6] jarring to the eye or to the esthetic sense; unrefined; crude; raw: harsh colors.
[7] unpleasant to the taste or sense of smell; bitter; acrid: a harsh flavor; a harsh odor.
[8] rough or grating to the senses
[9] stern, severe, or cruel
[10] (tr) slang to cause (a state of elation) to be diminished or ended (esp in the phrases harsh someone's mellow and harsh someone's buzz )

Words related to Harshly

harshpowerfully, brutally, firmly, gratingly, grimly

Words nearby Harshly

harshharrow, harrowing, harrumph, harry, harry potter, harsh, harshen, harslet, harstad, hart, hart's-tongue

Origin of Harshly

1250–1300; Middle English harsk; cognate with German harsch, Danish harsk rancid

Other words from Harshly

harsh·ly , adverb
harsh·ness , noun
o·ver·harsh , adjective
o·ver·harsh·ly , adverb
o·ver·harsh·ness , noun
un·harsh , adjective
un·harsh·ly , adverb

Word origin for Harshly

C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Middle Low German harsch, Norwegian harsk rancid

Synonyms for Harshly

brutally, firmly, powerfully, gratingly, grimly