(rightly ಕಠೋರ) harsh ,unpleasantly sharp or rough - a) grating to the ear; discordant; b) too bright or vivid to the eye; glaring; c) too strong to the taste; bitter; d) not smooth to the touch; coarse; e) rough, crude or forbidding in appearance; f) excessively severe; cruel or unfeeling; pitiless; without ruth; ruthless; g) conforming strictly to a rule, method, standard, etc.; rigidly accurate or demanding.