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harshly

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːʃli/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English harsh Middle English -ly English -ly English harshly From harsh + -ly.

  1. In a harsh manner; severely.

    Yet, if I name my guilt, 't is not to boast, / None can deem harshlier of me than I deem [...].

    The traveller hears me now and then, ⁠And sometimes harshly will he speak: ⁠‘This fellow would make weakness weak, And melt the waxen hearts of men.’