harsh
From LSJ
ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
Of sound: P. τραχύς. Of flavour: P. and V. πικρός, Ar. and P. δριμύς, P. στρυφνός, αὐστηρός. Of style: P. αὐστηρός. Severe: P. and V. πικρός, τραχύς, σκληρός, βαρύς, ἀγνώμων, σχέτλιος, Ar. and P. χαλεπός; see cruel. Of looks: P. and V. σκυθρωπός, V. στυγνός. Crabbed: Ar. and P. στρυφνός (Xen.), P. αὐστηρός.