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harshly

/ˈhɑɹʃɫi/ adv

In a harsh manner; severely.

Word Origin From Old Norse horskr 'coarse, harsh' — so harshly means 'in a coarse, severe manner.' The word came into English from Scandinavian influence, and it's related to German harsch 'rough, raw.' The family includes harshness. The idea: a harsh voice is rough and grating, like coarse fabric.

adv In a harsh manner; severely.

The teacher spoke harshly to the misbehaving students.

(副词) 严厉地；苛刻地；粗暴地

老师严厉地训斥了行为不端的学生。

(adverbio) duramente; severamente; con dureza; ásperamente [De manera dura; severamente.]

El maestro habló duramente a los estudiantes que se portaban mal.

(adverbe) durement; sévèrement; brutalement; rudement; sans ménagement [De manière dure, sévère ou brutale.]

L'enseignant a parlé *harshly* aux élèves indisciplinés.

(Adverb) streng; hart; schroff; barsch [Auf eine harte, strenge oder unangenehme Weise.]

Die Lehrerin sprach die ungehorsamen Schüler **harshly** an.

(副詞) 厳しく、酷いやり方で

先生は行儀の悪い生徒たちに厳しく話した。

(advérbio) duramente; severamente; asperamente; rigorosamente [De maneira dura; severamente; asperamente.]

O professor falou asperamente com os alunos mal-comportados.

Synonyms: severely roughly strictly sternly cruelly unkindly brutally relentlessly Antonyms: gently kindly softly mildly
Word parts: harsh + ly

Common collocations

say verb treat verb laugh verb more adv judge verb too adv deal verb speak verb interrupt verb grate verb ask verb tell verb

Related words

harshness

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