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Adverb
▲
In a harsh or severe manner
severely
sternly
roughly
cruelly
hard
oppressively
brutally
stiffly
ill
firmly
hardly
strictly
grimly
gratingly
mercilessly
savagely
heartlessly
pitilessly
inhumanly
callously
unkindly
brutishly
unmercifully
viciously
unsympathetically
barbarously
sadistically
tyrannically
spitefully
badly
more ❯
“They note that he was dealt with more harshly than the student who was just sent back to his seat for making the lewd remark.”
Adverb
▲
Adverb for unpleasantly rough or jarring in smell or taste
acidly
sourly
bitterly
cuttingly
sharply
acerbically
bitingly
caustically
hurtfully
mordantly
pungently
tartly
trenchantly
acridly
stingingly
strongly
coarsely
roughly
abrasively
corrosively
burningly
erosively
stiffly
piquantly
tangily
spicily
aromatically
overpoweringly
richly
poignantly
more ❯
“Some consumers felt that the condiment was particularly harsh on their noses and tastebuds.”
Adverb
▲
In a manner marked by pain or savagery
bitterly
grievously
savagely
distressingly
cruelly
mercilessly
ruthlessly
terribly
awfully
agonizinglyUS
excruciatingly
heartrendingly
unbearably
insufferably
tormentingly
painfully
torturously
heart-rendingly
harrowingly
gallingly
heartbreakingly
hurtfully
gut-wrenchingly
traumatically
unendurably
difficultly
severely
acutely
intensely
fiercely
extremely
piercingly
sharply
searingly
heavily
seriously
deeply
intensively
dreadfully
gravely
burningly
excessively
violently
critically
blisteringly
stabbingly
strongly
exquisitely
vehemently
penetratingly
significantly
brutally
consumingly
worryingly
hellishly
badly
almightily
furiously
viciously
overwhelmingly
hardly
considerably
bigly
mortally
direly
cuttingly
grimly
killingly
toughly
soberingly
weightily
strenuously
profoundly
ferociously
frightfully
powerfully
explosively
hellaciously
fearsomely
ghastlily
more ❯
“Your ability to accept the harsh reality of losses sends a clear message about your courage and commitment.”
Adverb
▲
In a loud manner
loudly
noisily
aloud
vociferously
clamorously
deafeningly
cacophonously
thunderously
raucously
resoundingly
sonorously
blaringly
boomingly
thunderingly
lustily
resounding
resonantly
powerfully
emphatically
fortissimo
shrilly
tumultuously
uproariously
vehemently
vigorously
deeply
forcefully
forte
piercingly
ringingly
stridently
articulately
blatantly
boorishly
cheaply
conspicuously
crashingly
fully
garishly
gaudily
obstreperously
obtrusively
ostentatiously
rudely
showily
tastelessly
tawdrily
theatrically
vulgarly
at top volume
ear-splittingly
at full volume
as if to wake the dead
at the top of your voice
more ❯
“He showed up to the party dressed in harsh colors of blue and purple.”
Adverb
▲
In a rude manner
rudely
coarsely
roughly
crassly
indecently
vulgarly
bluntly
crudely
discourteously
barbarously
boorishly
brazenly
contemptuously
curtly
disrespectfully
imprudently
indecorously
insolently
loudly
sassily
sharply
snootily
tactlessly
unabashedly
uncivilly
uncouthly
ungraciously
abusively
acerbically
foully
more ❯
“Tempers were frayed and harsh words would be exchanged.”
Adverb
▲
Done without regard to others' sensitivities
callously
brutally
coldly
hardheartedly
heartlessly
indifferently
insensitively
obdurately
unfeelingly
carelessly
soullessly
mercilessly
pitilessly
cruelly
ruthlessly
unsympathetically
inhumanly
hardly
cold-bloodedly
inhumanely
remorselessly
uncharitably
unmercifully
hard-heartedly
stonily
unkindly
savagely
viciously
unsparingly
affectlessly
more ❯
Adverb
▲
In an emotionally difficult manner
hard
badly
sadly
agonisinglyUK
agonizinglyUS
despairingly
despondently
joylessly
miserably
cheerlessly
dejectedly
disconsolately
dispiritedly
dolefully
downheartedly
emotionally
forlornly
glumly
inconsolably
ruefully
sorrowfully
sullenly
unhappily
crestfallenly
deeply
dismally
distressfully
distressingly
dolorously
gloomily
gravely
grievously
intensely
keenly
lugubriously
mirthlessly
morosely
mournfully
plaintively
profoundly
regretfully
seriously
severely
wailfully
woefully
wretchedly
low-spiritedly
more ❯
Adverb
▲
Adverb for unpleasantly rough or jarring to see or look at
gratingly
jarringly
glaringly
blindingly
dazzlingly
intensely
strongly
disagreeably
roughly
grindingly
coarsely
badly
displeasingly
grotesquely
nastily
uncongenially
unpleasantly
unpleasingly
unwelcomely
disturbingly
“The harsh light from the sun made little Tommy squint through his glasses.”
Adverb
▲
Adverb for unpleasantly rough or jarring to listen to
raucously
discordantly
cacophonously
raspingly
stridently
dissonantly
hoarsely
gutturally
unharmoniously
unmelodiously
brassily
raspily
clamorously
ear-splittingly
gratingly
grindingly
jarringly
metallically
penetratingly
piercingly
riotously
scratchily
sharply
squawkily
tumultuously
croakily
gruffly
squeakily
tinnily
growlingly
stridulantly
astringently
clashingly
earsplittingly
noisily
stridulously
tunelessly
unmusically
“He has a powerful, harsh voice that would carry well on a parade ground.”
Adverb
▲
(of a surface) Adverb for not smooth
roughly
ruggedly
coarsely
jaggedly
jaggily
raggedly
rockily
abrasively
choppily
gratingly
scraggily
stonily
unevenly
scratchily
craggily
asperously
hairily
“I would not recommend walking over the harsh cobbled surface.”
Adverb
▲
Adverb for severe and difficult to cope with
severely
tortuously
austerely
grimly
hardly
harrowingly
starkly
badly
burdensomely
comfortlessly
grievously
inhospitably
onerously
oppressively
wretchedly
bleakly
disagreeably
inhumanly
intolerably
roughly
ruggedly
spartanly
stringently
toughly
tryingly
barrenly
bitterly
crushingly
desolately
excruciatingly
grindingly
hostilely
insufferably
overwhelmingly
searingly
unbearably
unendurably
unfriendlily
unpleasantly
wearingly
“Reports on harsh conditions for workers have been denied by the industry.”
Adverb
▲
(of cold weather or climate) Adverb for bitterly cold
coldly
bitterly
bleakly
chillily
cuttingly
frigidly
frostily
frozenly
gelidly
nippily
piercingly
snappily
wintrilyUS
freezingly
hardly
icily
severely
polarly
uncomfortably
bitingly
extremely
glacially
nastily
inclemently
intemperately
wildly
“The explorers braved the harsh conditions to get to the summit.”
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