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What is the difference between Harsh and Tough and Rough ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Harsh and Tough and Rough ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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HARSH means to be rough, cruel, jarring to the senses
example - stop rubbing his back so harshly, he may get hurt.
TOUGH means to withstand rough conditions, rough handling, endure hardship, a violent person.
example - don't try to be the tough guy in front of me.
ROUGH means uneven or irregular surface, violent or boisterous, a disreputable and violent person(British), longer grass on a fairway and the green interns of a golf course(British).
example - his second shot lay in the rough.
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