Harsh /(härsh)/

Harsh

a.
  1. Rough; disagreeable; grating
  2. Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough.
    Clarence is so harsh, so blunt.
    Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charmed.
  3. Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony. (Painting, Drawing, etc.)