HARSHLY


Meaning of HARSHLY in English

adverb

: in a harsh manner:

a. : coarsely to the touch : roughly

rubbed herself harshly with a towel — I.V.Morris

b. : offensively to the senses : disagreeably

houses on the far side, harshly white in this straight hard glare — Thomas Wood †1950

c. : unfeelingly to the sensibilities : rigorously , cruelly

harshly limits the freedom of the creative imagination — Philip Toynbee

he was made prisoner and harshly treated — E.M.Coulter

d. : ungracefully by aesthetic standards : crudely

a number of his canvases are slightly repellent — notably one of a harshly drawn, bedraggled mother and child — R.M.Coates

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.