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Grammar : Adv
Spell : hahrsh
Phonetic Transcription : hɑrʃ



Definition of harshly

Origin :
  • late 14c., from harsh + -ly (2).
  • adv sternly
Example sentences :
  • Thus across all the globe there harshly blow the winds of change.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Well, he told himself, harshly, he was not likely to get it.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • After this she would be on her guard, forestall Martin, do tenderly what he would do harshly.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • "Do not speak so harshly of poor King Pluto," said Prosperina, kissing her mother.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The woman asked him harshly, if he couldn't come home with the others.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • You must not judge such things too harshly; they are common here.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • "I don't care who hears me," Adams said, harshly, though he tempered his loudness.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • "Just let me tell you something, Virgil Adams," the old man interrupted, harshly.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • But his brother was jealous of him, and said to him, harshly: “Where did you manage to steal the money?”
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • What was the matter with them all that they attacked Fagerolles so harshly?
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

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