harsh
From LSJ
οἴνῳ τὸν οἶνον ἐξελαύνειν → chase out the wine with wine, take a hair of the dog that bit you, try to drive out the wine with wine
οἴνῳ τὸν οἶνον ἐξελαύνειν → chase out the wine with wine, take a hair of the dog that bit you, try to drive out the wine with wine
of flavour: P. and V. πικρός, Ar. and P. δριμύς, P. στρυφνός, 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.