sternly

sternly

adverb

Definition of STERNLY

in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering <sternly reprimanded the prosecuting attorney for making comments that never should have been heard by the jury>

Synonyms brutally, hard, harshly, ill, oppressively, roughly, severely, sternly, stiffly

Related Words callously, cold-bloodedly, hard-heartedly, heartlessly, inhumanely, inhumanly, insensately, insensitively, mercilessly, obdurately, pitilessly, ruthlessly, tyrannically, uncharitably, unfeelingly, unmercifully, unsparingly; abusively, brutishly, savagely, viciously; aggressively, assertively, decidedly, determinedly, firmly, grimly, gruffly, resolutely, strongly, toughly

Near Antonyms benevolently, benignantly, considerately, cordially, graciously, kindly, lovingly, tenderly; charitably, compassionately, humanely, mercifully, softheartedly, sympathetically, tolerantly, understandingly

Antonyms clemently, gently, leniently, lightly, mildly, softly