harshly

«harshly» in Mova's school 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 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

• 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.