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harsh

adjective
  1. sharply disagreeable
    abrasive
  2. severe
    “a harsh penalty”
    swingeing
  3. unkind or cruel or uncivil
    “had harsh words”
    rough
  4. unpleasantly stern
    “wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus”
    rough
  5. disagreeable to the senses
    “the harsh cry of a blue jay”
  6. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
    coarse