a.
Clarence is so harsh, so blunt. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charmed. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely. [ 1913 Webster ]
'T will sound harshly in her ears. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being harsh. [ 1913 Webster ]
O, she is
Ten times more gentle than her father's crabbed,
And he's composed of harshness. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
'Tis not enough no harshness gives offense,
The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Pope.