Of diction, style, etc.: lacking grace, elegance, or refinement; crude, unpolished.
单词 | θ230867 |
释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective] > harsh (8) rough?1520 Of diction, style, etc.: lacking grace, elegance, or refinement; crude, unpolished. scabrousa1585 Of an author, his composition or style: Harsh, unmusical, unpolished. harsh1594 Repugnant to the understanding or taste; grating upon the mind or æsthetic faculty; strained, forced; lacking smoothness, unpleasing, ungraceful. unsmooth1610 Of sounds, speech, etc. unsmoothed1614 Not made smooth; left rough, uneven, etc. truculent1850 Of speech or writing: Violent; rude; scathing; savage; harsh. abrasive1861 figurative. Esp. of sound: harsh, grating, strident. gritty1882 figurative of literary style, with allusion to the unpleasant quality of ‘gritty’ bread. |
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