Answer: harsher

AnswerCrossword Clue
HARSHER

More draconian

HARSHER

More severe

HARSHER

Less mellifluous

HARSHER
More discordant
HARSHER
Stricter.
HARSHERNot as smooth.
HARSHERMore unfeeling
HARSHERLess lenient
HARSHERMore bitter
HARSHERLike Siberian winters, compared to ours
HARSHERMore caustic
HARSHERLike boot camp vis-a-vis day camp