Meaning & use
Harshly
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In a severe, unkind, or unpleasantly rough manner.
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The critic judged the young author's first novel too harshly.
The wind blew harshly across the open plain all night.
A note on using this word
Harshly can describe both physical sensations, like weather or light, and emotional treatment, like criticism or punishment.
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