adj. severe; "a harsh penalty"

adj. disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"

adj. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"

adj. disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"

adj. not having a musical sound or pleasing tune

adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people

adj. pure and simple in design or style; "a chaste border of conventionalized flowers"

adj. causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"

adj. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

adj. suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"

adj. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

adj. disagreeably direct and precise; "he spoke with brutal honesty"

adj. ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"

adj. disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"

adj. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"

adj. provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"

adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"

adj. variable and recurring at irregular intervals ; "an uneven gait"; "uneven spacing"

adj. topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"

adj. "coarse skin"; "coarse woolens"

adj. resulting in punishment; "the king imposed a punishing tax"

adj. impressively difficult; "a tall order"

adj. pure and simple in design or style; "a chaste border of conventionalized flowers"

adj. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

adj. unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"

adj. disagreeably direct and precise; "he spoke with brutal honesty"

adj. ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"

adj. disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"

adj. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"

adj. having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"

adj. not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"

adj. without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty"

adj. belonging to or resembling something nonhuman; "something dark and inhuman in form"; "a babel of inhuman noises"

adj. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

adj. requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"

adj. not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

adj. resulting in punishment; "the king imposed a punishing tax"

adj. impressively difficult; "a tall order"

adj. pure and simple in design or style; "a chaste border of conventionalized flowers"

adj. unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"

adj. lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade

adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

adj. disagreeably direct and precise; "he spoke with brutal honesty"

adj. marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"

adj. dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

adj. characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

adj. requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"

adj. made tighter or more stringent; "endured tightened economic controls"

adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

adj. disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln

adj. very unpleasant

adj. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"

adj. very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket"

adj. causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

adj. serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent"

adj. causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth"

adj. without beauty or charm

adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"

adj. used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"

adj. used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge"

adj. "took a hard look"

adj. resembling steel as in hardness; "steely eyes"; "steely nerves like those of a steeplejack"

adj. used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"

adj. used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge"

adj. "took a hard look"

adj. disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"

adj. resembling steel as in hardness; "steely eyes"; "steely nerves like those of a steeplejack"

adj. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"

adj. of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"

adj. of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence; "a smooth ride"

adj. (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"

adj. not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"

adj. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"

adj. not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"