adverb
Etymology: Middle English sternely, from Old English styrnlic, stiernlic, from styrne, stierne stern + -lic -ly — more at stern (strict)
: in a stern manner : with sternness
adverb
Etymology: Middle English sternely, from Old English styrnlic, stiernlic, from styrne, stierne stern + -lic -ly — more at stern (strict)
: in a stern manner : with sternness
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012