harshly

harshly

English

Etymology

From harsh +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːʃli/

Adverb

harshly (comparative harshlier, superlative harshliest)

1. In a harsh manner; severely.
   • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I.193:

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

   • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 7, in The Mirror and the Lamp:

     The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.

Translations

in a harsh manner; severely

Czech: přísně, krutě Finnish: karkeasti (fi), tylysti (fi), julmasti (fi), ankarasti (fi), vakavasti (fi), karskisti (fi) Georgian: უხეშად (uxešad) German: harsch (de)

Italian: aspramente (it), severamente (it), duramente (it) Romanian: sever (ro), dur (ro), cu asprime Russian: ре́зко (ru) (rézko), суро́во (ru) (suróvo)