Definitions for harshly
harsh·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harshlyadverb

   in a harsh or unkind manner

   "`That's enough!,' he cut in harshly"

2. gratingly, raspingly, harshlyadverb

   in a harsh and grating manner

   "her voice fell gratingly on our ears"

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1. harshlyadverb

   In a harsh manner; severely.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Harshlyadjective

   Etymology: from harsh.

   1. Sourly; austerely to the palate, as unripe fruit.2. With violence; in opposition to gentleness, unless in the following passage it rather signifies unripely.

   ’Till, like ripe fruit, thou drop
   Into thy mother’s lap; or be with ease
   Gather’d, not harshly pluck’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi.

   3. Severely; morosely; crabbedly.

   I would rather he was a man of a rough temper, that would treat me harshly, than of an effeminate nature. Addison.

   4. Ruggedly to the ear.

   My wife is in a wayward mood to-day:
   I tell you, ’twould sound harshly in her ears. William Shakespeare.

   Get from him why he puts on this confusion,
   Grating so harshly all his days of quiet
   With turbulent and dang’rous lunacy. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   A hollow groan, a murm’ring wind arose;
   The rings of iron that on the doors were hung,
   Sent out a jarring sound, and harshly rung. John Dryden, Fables.

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1. harshly

   Harshly refers to behaving or acting in a severe, cruel, or extremely critical way, often characterized by intense negativity or sternness. It can also refer to things that are unpleasantly rough, jarring to the senses, or cause discomfort.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Harshlyadverb

   in a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of harshly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of harshly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of harshly in a Sentence

1. Aimani Dadayeva:

   And for them (the authorities) to use him for their own ends and to accuse him so harshly? ... I don't want anybody to use us for their own ends.

2. The ACLU:

   While Officer Middleton’s actions may warrant some level of disciplinary action, it is particularly concerning he was more swiftly investigated and harshly punished for sharing non-critical information than officers who use excessive force against protesters or create the culture of racism and hostility Middleton reported to no avail.

3. David Gergen:

   Donald Trump's essentially setting up two classes of people, one class of people Donald Trump likes and Donald Trump's going to give favor to. Another class that Donald Trump hates and Donald Trump's going to treat harshly.

4. Justin Honard:

   It sort of jams the systems of gender that are so harshly in place in our culture, and it sort of confuses that for a second and ... creates a space where it's like: 'Oh. We're not just the clothes that we wear, we're not just what it says on our drivers license'.

5. President Barack Obama on Thursday:

   None of us are under any illusions. We're all aware of the potential pitfalls and there are plenty of reasons for skepticism, but history would judge us harshly if we did not do our part in at least trying to end this terrible conflict with diplomacy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=harshly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Harshly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=harshly
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harshly