Somewhat harsh or rough; having qualities that are mildly or moderately harsh.
From 'harsh' (Germanic origin) plus the suffix '-ish,' which means 'somewhat' or 'rather.' The '-ish' suffix creates adjectives meaning a mild or moderate version of the base quality.
The '-ish' suffix is how English speakers describe things that are sort of something but not fully—like 'reddish' (sort of red), 'coldish' (kind of cold), or 'harshish' (rather harsh but not extremely so).
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