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Harder vs Harsher - What's the difference?

harder | harsher |

As adjectives the difference between harder and harsher

is that harder is (hard) while harsher is comparative form of harsh more severe.

As a noun harder

is (south africa) any of several species of mullet often used to make bokkoms.

harder

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(head)
  • (hard)
    • He is more likely to succeed because he tries harder .
    Steel is harder than copper so we use steel tools to cut copper pipes.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) harder'' / ''herder : mullet.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (South Africa) Any of several species of mullet often used to make bokkoms.
    • ----

    harsher

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Comparative form of harsh. More severe.