Answer: HARSH

AnswerCrossword Clue
HARSHClashingly colored
HARSHSpartan
HARSHSpartan and ruthless
HARSHRuthless
HARSHLike a drill instructor
HARSHLike a winter in Siberia
HARSHFar from gentle
HARSHBlaring
HARSHStrict
HARSHRough
HARSHCacophonic
HARSHUnpleasant to the ear
HARSHGrating
HARSHLike arctic winters
HARSHRough- sounding
HARSHStern
HARSHStrident
HARSHLike taskmasters
HARSHDesolate
HARSHMore than unkind
harshsevere; cruel
HARSHExtremely unkind
HARSHDraconian
HARSHLike many realities
HARSHStrict or stark
HARSHGrating to the ear
HARSHFar from lenient
HARSHUnpleasantly severe
HARSHLike bad winters
HARSHAustere
HARSHBrutal
HARSHSevere
HARSHTough to take
HARSHLike cold, snowy winters
HARSHTough to endure
HARSHCaustic
HARSHQuite rough
HARSHAbrasive
HARSHMeanspirited
HARSHLike some abrasives