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Harsh vs Gutturally - What's the difference?

harsh | gutturally |

As an adjective harsh

is unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.

As a verb harsh

is (slang) to negatively criticize.

As an adverb gutturally is

in a harsh or throaty manner.

harsh

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
  • Severe or cruel.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 5 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=QPR 2 - 3 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Great news for City, but the result was harsh on Neil Warnock's side who gave as good as they got even though the odds were stacked against them.}}

    Antonyms

    * genteel

    Verb

    (es)
  • (slang) To negatively criticize.
    • Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry!
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  • (slang) to put a damper on (a mood).
    • Dude, you're harshing my buzz.
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    • Synonyms

    * rough

    Derived terms

    * harshly * harshness

    gutturally

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a harsh or throaty manner.
  • * {{quote-news, 1988, April 22, Neil Tesser, Bill Frisell, Ikue Mori, Jim Staley, Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=And you still can't imagine the results without blurring and often removing the lines between composition and improvisation, between acoustic and electronic sound, and between the percussive counterpoint posed by Staley's trombone to the weird lyricism Frisell manages to achieve with gutturally synthesized blocks of sound. }}

    Related terms

    * guttural