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Webster 1913 Edition


Harshly

Harsh′ly

,
adv.
In a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely.
’T will sound
harshly
in her ears.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Harshly

H`ARSHLY

,
adv.
Roughly; in a harsh manner.
1.
Sourly; austerely.
2.
Severely; morosely; crabbedly; as, to speak or answer harshly.
3.
Roughly; rudely; with violence; as, to treat a person harshly.
4.
Roughly; with a grating sound; unpleasantly.
It would sound harshly in her ears.