harshly
pronunciation
How to pronounce harshly in British English:
UK [hɑ:ʃlɪ]
How to pronounce harshly in American English:
US [ˈhɑrʃlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in a harsh or unkind manner
- in a harsh and grating manner
Word Origin
- harshly (adv.)
- late 14c., from harsh (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. So why do people judge middle-aged long hair so harshly ?
- 2. So perhaps teachers and peers judge overweight girls more harshly .
- 3. There may come a time when we will have to judge him more harshly but that time is not now .
- 4. But his statements have been even more harshly judged internationally , where they have created the impression that , privately , he shares some of mr nakagawa 's misgivings .
- 5. Compared with the rules that require long investors to disclose holdings of 3 per cent in any company and 1 per cent for a group in a bid situation , the shorting threshold to many appeared harshly low .