harshly

«harshly» in Mova's judaism dictionary: In a cruel, unkind or too strict way: treated harshly — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (harshly, more harshly, most harshly)

meaning for a pupil

1) In a cruel, unkind or too strict way: treated harshly. tree →

2) In a rough, unpleasant way to the senses: a light shining harshly, a voice sounding harshly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Sarai treated Hagar cruelly, so that Hagar ran away. Interpretation: Tradition says Sarai made Hagar suffer, and some commentators say she was wrong to do so. Later the angel tells Hagar to return, and Ishmael is born. In the primary lessons: In stories about strict teachers, cruel rulers or unfair punishment; in everyday life when someone is judged too strictly. Phrases: speak harshly, treat harshly, judge harshly, punish harshly.

examples

• But Abram said unto Sarai: 'Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes.' And Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face. (Torah GEN.16.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• These ten times have ye reproached me; ye are not ashamed that ye deal harshly with me. (Writings JOB.19.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• The cruel king treated his servants harshly. tree →
• Don't judge yourself too harshly, everyone makes mistakes. tree →
• The coach spoke harshly to the team after the loss. tree →
• The light shone harshly in my eyes. tree →
• The thief was punished harshly. tree →
• The wind blew harshly across the moor. tree →
• She, however, treated him so harshly that he dared not live there altogether. tree →

note

Adverb from harsh + -ly. Noun: harshness. Opposite: gently, kindly.

In the corpora

• These ten times have ye reproached me; ye are not ashamed that ye deal harshly with me.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «harshly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.