harshly

harsh  (härsh)

adj. harsh·er, harsh·est

1. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch. See Synonyms at rough.

2. Disagreeable to the senses, especially to the sense of hearing.

3. Severe, cruel, or exacting: harsh punishment; a harsh overseer.

4. Unpleasant or uncomfortable: a harsh wilderness.

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[Middle English harsk, of Scandinavian origin.]

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harshly adv.

harshness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	harshly - in a harsh or unkind manner; "`That's enough!,' he cut in harshly"
	2.	harshly - in a harsh and grating manner; "her voice fell gratingly on our ears" gratingly, raspingly

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harshly

adverb severely, roughly, cruelly, strictly, grimly, sternly, brutally Her husband is being harshly treated in prison.

Translations

harshly [ˈhɑːʃlɪ] ADV [treat, judge, speak] → con dureza; [criticize] → duramente; [say] → con voz áspera; [laugh] → ásperamente
a harshly worded attack → un ataque verbal muy duro
the room was harshly illuminated → la habitación tenía una iluminación desagradable

harshly [ˈhɑː^rʃli] adv [treat, criticize] → durement, sévèrement; [critical] → très

harshly

adv

(= severely) judge, treat → streng; criticize → scharf; he was harshly treated by the referee (= too severely) → der Schiedsrichter behandelte ihn streng; to be harshly critical of something → etw scharf kritisieren; a harshly worded attack → ein scharf formulierter Angriff

(= in a harsh voice) say → scharf, schroff; laugh → kratzig; he never once spoke harshly to her (= unkindly) → er sprach sie nie in einem scharfen Ton an

harshly [ˈhɑːʃlɪ] adv (treat, punish) → duramente; (speak) → duramente, aspramente

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harshly [ˈhɑːʃlɪ] adv (treat, punish) → duramente; (speak) → duramente, aspramente