harshly

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word harshly. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word harshly, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say harshly in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word harshly you have here. The definition of the word harshly will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofharshly, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From harsh +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːʃli/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Adverb

harshly (comparative harshlier or more harshly, superlative harshliest or most harshly)

  1. In a harsh manner; severely.
    • 1819 July 15, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London: Thomas Davison, , →OCLC, canto I, stanza 193:
      Yet, if I name my guilt, 't is not to boast, / None can deem harshlier of me than I deem [...].
    • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
      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

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia