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Webster 1913 Edition


Sternly

Stern′ly

,
adv.
In a stern manner.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sternly

STERNLY

,
adv.
[See Stern.] In a stern manner; with an austere or stern countenance; with an air of authority.
Sternly he pronouncd the rigid interdiction.

Definition 2024


sternly

sternly

English

Adverb

sternly (comparative more sternly, superlative most sternly)

  1. In a stern manner.