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harshly
CIDE DICTIONARY
harshly, adv.
In a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely. [1913 Webster]
"'T will sound harshly in her ears." [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
harshly
abruptly, austerely, badly, bearishly, bluffly, bluntly, boorishly, brashly, brusquely, cavalierly, churlishly, cruelly, crustily, curtly, grimly, gruffly, hardly, heartlessly, inclemently, inexorably, mercilessly, nastily, painfully, pitilessly, relentlessly, remorselessly, rigorously, roughly, ruggedly, ruthlessly, severely, sharply, shortly, snippily, sternly, strictly, stringently, toughly, uncompassionately, unforgivingly, unmercifully, unremorsefully, unsparingly, unsympathetically, unyieldinglyFor further exploring for "harshly" in Webster Dictionary Online