harshly Sentence Examples
- The rain hammered down harshly, drenching the city in an instant.
- The wind howled harshly, rattling the shutters and shaking the windows.
- The teacher spoke harshly to the student, breaking down their confidence.
- The boss criticized the employee harshly, leaving them feeling devastated.
- The judge sentenced the criminal harshly, sending them to prison for life.
- The critics panned the film harshly, calling it a "disaster."
- The parent scolded the child harshly, causing them to burst into tears.
- The police officer reprimanded the suspect harshly, warning them of their consequences.
- The doctor diagnosed the patient harshly, informing them of their terminal illness.
- The winter cold struck harshly, freezing the ground and numbing the air.
harshly Meaning
harshly (r)
in a harsh or unkind manner
in a harsh and grating manner
harshly (adv.)
In a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely.
Synonyms & Antonyms of harshly
Synonyms:
- brutishly
- decidedly
- inhumanly
- viciously
- obdurately
- tyrannically
- inhumanely
- hard-heartedly
- hardly
- unfeelingly
- gruffly
- uncharitably
- heartlessly
- cold-bloodedly
- pitilessly
- savagely
- unsparingly
- assertively
- toughly
- insensately
- unmercifully
- determinedly
- callously
- resolutely
- insensitively
- firmly
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word harshly
in a harsh or unkind manner, in a harsh and grating mannerIn a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely.
severely, oppressively, brutally, hard, strongly,sternly, abusively, roughly, ill, aggressively
gently, leniently, leniently, mildly,lightly, lightly, softly, mildly, gently, softly
The rain hammered down harshly, drenching the city in an instant.
The wind howled harshly, rattling the shutters and shaking the windows.
The teacher spoke harshly to the student, breaking down their confidence.
The boss criticized the employee harshly, leaving them feeling devastated.
