FluentPlex

harshly

/ˈhɑːʃli/ adverb B2
  1. In a harsh manner; severely.

Comparative harshlier · Superlative harshliest

+ Save to review

From the library

So the Wicked Witch laughed to herself, and thought, “I can still make her my slave, for she does not know how to use her power.” Then she said to Dorothy, harshly and severely:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 85 · B2
Almost as quickly as it came the head went back to the body, and the man laughed harshly as he said, “It isn’t as easy as you think!”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 137 · B2
An instant later steps crept down the passage—steps which were meant to be silent, but which reverberated harshly through the empty house.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 22 · C1
If I were not afraid of judging harshly, I should be almost tempted to say, that there is a strong appearance of duplicity in all this.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 172 · B2

Learn harshly in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.