harsh-sounding

The final -a or -e of the first element may be omitted, unless the resulting combination would be ambiguous or harsh-sounding.

At that instant a loud, harsh-sounding voice broke in upon them.

Was it Aunt Sarah who had spoken in that cold harsh-sounding tone?

That harsh-sounding name did so well fit the line of islands and islets, Shann repeated it to himself.

They slapped him on the back; they called him all sorts of harsh-sounding but endearing names; they jostled him to and fro.