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Our citizens and those who have gone before us charted the broad outlines of where we need to go, and they would envy our opportunity to translate those dreams into action. And I believe they will judge us very harshly should we fail to act.
Dave Freudenthal

Meaning of "harshly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARSHLY

harshly  [ˈhɑːʃlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARSHLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Harshly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HARSHLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Harsh

Harsh may refer to: ▪ Harsh noise, a genre of noise music ▪ Harsh voice, the production of speech sounds with a constricted laryngeal cavity...

Definition of harshly in the English dictionary

The definition of harshly in the dictionary is cruelly, sternly or severely. Other definition of harshly is in a way that is rough or grating to the senses.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARSHLY


Ashley
ˈæʃlɪ
childishly
ˈtʃaɪldɪʃlɪ
devilishly
ˈdevlɪʃlɪ
feverishly
ˈfiːvərɪʃlɪ
fiendishly
ˈfiːndɪʃlɪ
Finchley
ˈfɪntʃlɪ
foolishly
ˈfuːlɪʃlɪ
freakishly
ˈfriːkɪʃlɪ
freshly
ˈfrɛʃlɪ
lavishly
ˈlævɪʃlɪ
louchely
ˈluːʃlɪ
muchly
ˈmʌtʃlɪ
richly
ˈrɪtʃlɪ
selfishly
ˈselfɪʃlɪ
sheepishly
ˈʃiːpɪʃlɪ
slavishly
ˈsleɪvɪʃlɪ
sluggishly
ˈslʌɡɪʃlɪ
staunchly
ˈstɔːntʃlɪ
stylishly
ˈstaɪlɪʃlɪ
unselfishly
ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARSHLY

harrow
harrower
harrowing
harrowingly
harrowment
harrumph
harry
Harry Hotspur
harsh
harshen
harshness
harslet
hart
hart´s-tongue
hartal
hartbeest
Harte
hartebeest

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARSHLY

aguishly
boyishly
brashly
cartoonishly
cliquishly
coquettishly
fleshly
garishly
ghoulishly
hellishly
impishly
knavishly
lushly
oafishly
outlandishly
peevishly
rashly
skittishly
squeamishly
waggishly

Synonyms and antonyms of harshly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HARSHLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «harshly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of harshly

Translation of «harshly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARSHLY

Find out the translation of harshly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of harshly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «harshly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

严厉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

duramente
570 millions of speakers

English

harshly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कठोरता से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بقسوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жестко
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

asperamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধমকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

durement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kasar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hart
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

厳しく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가혹
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Harshly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gay gắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடுமையாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कठोरपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sert
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

duramente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ostro
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жорстко
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu asprime
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκληρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hard
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hårt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

strengt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of harshly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARSHLY»

The term «harshly» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.845 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARSHLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «harshly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «harshly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about harshly

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10 QUOTES WITH «HARSHLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word harshly.
1
Ritchie Blackmore
I criticize my own work pretty harshly.
2
Bernhard von Bulow
The history of England, who has always dealt most harshly with her vanquished foe in the few European wars in which she has taken part in modern times, gives us Germans an idea of the fate in store for us if defeated.
3
Sylvia Earle
For humans, the Arctic is a harshly inhospitable place, but the conditions there are precisely what polar bears require to survive - and thrive. 'Harsh' to us is 'home' for them. Take away the ice and snow, increase the temperature by even a little, and the realm that makes their lives possible literally melts away.
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Dave Freudenthal
Our citizens and those who have gone before us charted the broad outlines of where we need to go, and they would envy our opportunity to translate those dreams into action. And I believe they will judge us very harshly should we fail to act.
5
Seth Grahame-Smith
I want to be judged harshly because that forces me to really sit down and focus.
6
Bernard Hinault
Illegal drug use runs contrary to the image of health depicted by cycling. Distributors of these drugs must be prosecuted more harshly as they are ciminals.
7
Nursultan Nazarbayev
We know that golf is an ancient game with great history and tradition, but our golf is only 10 years old so don't judge us too harshly.
8
John Shadegg
We must send a very clear message that if you enter our country illegally and then you commit one of these offenses, you will be dealt with harshly and you will pay a heavy price for your conduct.
9
Lindsay Sloane
I kind of learned that I am way too tough of a critic on myself and that other people are not judging me as harshly as I judge myself, so I need to give myself a break.
10
Eliot Spitzer
Mitt Romney's primary season embrace of the social and economic agenda of the more rabid elements of his party doomed him, especially the shrill immigration rhetoric and the harshly insensitive theory that no additional sacrifice or contribution should be sought from those at the top.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARSHLY»

Discover the use of harshly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to harshly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Feminist Perspectives on Criminal Law
Are women sentenced more harshly than men, even when their criminal records are similar? During the early 1980s, a series of research studies suggested that women in the English criminal justice system tended to be sentenced more ...
Lois Bibbings, Donald Nicolson, 2000
2
the masked canary
HARSHLY: Watch it, Frenchy. You forget something. You're a foreigner in these parts. FIFI: I'm from Bisbee. HARSHLY: That's what I said. A foreigner. FIFI: Release ze widow. HARSHLY: (Hurries to barber table, plucking out a handkerchief as ...
3
The Shame of Tombstone
FlFl: (ENTERS LEFT.) Ooh! La-la! Another knock at ze door. This time it must be Mademoiselle Little Victoria. HARSHLY: (Enchanted. To Audience.) Ooh! La-la! A French pastry. (To FlFl.) One moment, my cream puff. FlFl: (Stops, turns.) Oui?
4
The robber, by the author of 'Richelieu'.
you judge of yourself harshly, — too harshly, Mistress Bertha, as I have often seen you do in regard to yourself before." Bertha gave a melancholy smile, and shook her head, as she replied, "Young lady, clear your mind of that great error ; the ...
George Payne R. James, 1838
5
"If Each Comes Halfway": Meeting Tamang Women in Nepal
Both after those children died, and after my spouse spoke harshly, I cried. Husband would speak harshly and I cried. After coming here to stay, I was struck by crying a lot. Someone else — my spouse — said foul things to me. He'd speak to me ...
Kathryn S. March, 2002
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Surveying Subjective Phenomena
... possible using other methods. For the first question wording, the DK response is virtually indistinguishable from the “not harshly enough” category (since 133'1 = i)“ = 0.29); the distance between “not harshly enough” and “about right” is (0.29  ...
Charles Turner, Elizabeth Martin, 1985
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Criminal Justice in America
Not harshly enough 66% Go to http://www.thomsonedu.com/ criminaljustice/cole to compare your opinion on this issue with the opinions of other criminal justice students. Source: National Opinion Research Center, “General Social Surveys, ...
George Cole, Christopher Smith, 2007
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The Works of G.P.R. James, Esq
I know not to what your words allude; but I doubt not that you judge of yourself harshly — too harshly, Mistress Bertha, as I have often seen you do in regard to yourself before." Bertha gave a melancholy smile, and shook her head, as she ...
George Payne Rainsford James, 1846
9
The Works: Revised & Corrected by the Author, with an ...
... yielded such unbridled sway. " I know not to what your words allude; but I doubt not that you judge of yourself harshly — too harshly, Mistress Bertha, as I have often seen you do in regard to yourself before." Bertha gave a melancholy smile,  ...
George Payne Rainsford James, 1846
10
The Knickerbocker; Or, New-York Monthly Magazine
Judge not harshly : kindly speak Of thy brother, frail and weak ; For the loving, gentle tone Often hath the erring won; While the stern and angry word But the depths of passion stirred. Judge not harshly: dost thou know All thy fellow-mortals ' ...
‎1855

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARSHLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term harshly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Convicted Polk Teacher Garners a Following | TheLedger.com
Petitions and Facebook pages say the 30-year-old teacher was treated too harshly for the crimes she committed: 22 years in prison for having ... «The Ledger, Jul 15»
2
Luke Bryan apologizes for outlaw country remarks - The Tennessean
In a recent interview with HITS Daily Double, the country singer was quoted in a way that made it sound like he was speaking harshly of the ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
3
Graham: Iran Deal 'Akin to Declaring War' on Israel - Bloomberg View
Graham reacted harshly to many of the details about the deal that were emerging early Tuesday, including the news that the conventional arms ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»
4
Lighter sentences for nonviolent crime: Barack Obama wants … - CBC
But others, like those incarcerated for drug-related offences, have been too harshly punished. The president said that in order to shine a ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
5
'Caucasian' nurse sought for seniors care in online ad - Latest … - CBC
She said non-white nurses are more frequently micro-managed, disciplined more harshly and often excluded from social activities. Then there ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
6
Scott Walker: Not the Candidate for Conservative Criminal Justice …
Ted Cruz thinks drug-related offenses should not be punished so harshly, and has suggested that the plea-bargaining system is unfair. «Reason, Jul 15»
7
Company looking for white only senior's nurse in online ad
She says nurses who aren't white have to deal with being micro-managed more, are disciplined more harshly and are often excluded from ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
8
comments - Sowetan LIVE
And History will judge us harshly for not removing the deadly disease currently ravaging our country. The ANC. Reply Report Abuse. «Sowetan Live, Jul 15»
9
Get your Kicks at Market Rasen - Sporting Life
She hasn't been too harshly treated by the handicapper and is just 8lbs higher than her initial mark while it's worth noting that this race was ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»
10
Greece's economic lessons for us | Financial Post
Latvia, for instance, was one of the countries most harshly affected by the 2008-2010 economic crisis, but bounced back quickly after reducing ... «Financial Post, Jul 15»

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