Exact Match:
- sternly
- with sternness; in a severe manner; "`No,' she said sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses"
Synonyms:
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Related Words:
- sharply
collapse - in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined"
- changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes" related words >
- harshly
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- in a harsh or unkind manner; "`That's enough!,' he cut in harshly" related words >
- abruptly,
- austerely,
- badly,
- bearishly,
- bluffly,
- bluntly,
- boorishly,
- brashly,
- brusquely,
- cavalierly,
- churlishly,
- cruelly,
- crustily,
- curtly,
- grimly,
- gruffly,
- hardly,
- heartlessly,
- inclemently,
- inexorably,
- mercilessly,
- nastily,
- painfully,
- pitilessly,
- relentlessly,
- remorselessly,
- rigorously,
- roughly,
- ruggedly,
- ruthlessly,
- severely,
- sharply,
- shortly,
- snippily,
- sternly,
- strictly,
- stringently,
- toughly,
- uncompassionately,
- unforgivingly,
- unmercifully,
- unremorsefully,
- unsparingly,
- unsympathetically,
- unyieldingly
- acutely,
- ascetically,
- austerely,
- awfully,
- badly,
- barely,
- brutally,
- coldly,
- coolly,
- critically,
- crudely,
- cruelly,
- dangerously,
- dourly,
- dreadfully,
- entirely,
- fatally,
- forbiddingly,
- fully,
- gloweringly,
- gravely,
- grievously,
- grimly,
- harshly,
- inhumanly,
- mercilessly,
- modestly,
- mortally,
- onerously,
- painfully,
- permanently,
- plainly,
- primitively,
- punitively,
- relentlessly,
- rigorously,
- savagely,
- seriously,
- simply,
- soberly,
- sparely,
- sparsely,
- starkly,
- sternly,
- strictly,
- stringently,
- terminally,
- tyrannically
- strictly
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- restricted to something; "we talked strictly business"
- in a stringent manner; "the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled" related words >
- absolutely,
- accurately,
- austerely,
- conscientiously,
- dead,
- definitely,
- directly,
- even,
- exactingly,
- exactly,
- expressly,
- exquisitely,
- faithfully,
- fussily,
- grimly,
- harshly,
- in all respects,
- in detail,
- in every respect,
- ipsissimis verbis,
- just,
- literally,
- literatim,
- meticulously,
- minutely,
- nicely,
- plumb,
- point-blank,
- positively,
- precisely,
- punctiliously,
- punctually,
- refinedly,
- right,
- rigidly,
- rigorously,
- ruggedly,
- scrupulously,
- severely,
- square,
- squarely,
- sternly,
- straight,
- stringently,
- to the letter,
- toughly,
- undeviatingly,
- unerringly,
- verbally,
- verbatim,
- verbatim et litteratim,
- with exactitude,
- with great nicety,
- with precision,
- word by word,
- word for word
- rigidly
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- in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright" related words >
- abidingly,
- absolutely,
- adamantly,
- always,
- changelessly,
- dead,
- definitely,
- directly,
- dourly,
- enduringly,
- even,
- exactly,
- expressly,
- faithfully,
- firmly,
- grimly,
- hardly,
- immovably,
- immutably,
- implacably,
- impliably,
- in all respects,
- in every respect,
- inexorably,
- inflexibly,
- intransigently,
- invariably,
- ipsissimis verbis,
- ironhandedly,
- irreconcilably,
- just,
- lastingly,
- literally,
- literatim,
- obdurately,
- permanently,
- perpetually,
- plumb,
- point-blank,
- positively,
- precisely,
- primly,
- relentlessly,
- right,
- rigorously,
- square,
- squarely,
- statically,
- steadfastly,
- sternly,
- stiffly,
- stiltedly,
- straight,
- strictly,
- to the letter,
- unalterably,
- unbendingly,
- unchangeably,
- unchangingly,
- uncompromisingly,
- undeviatingly,
- unerringly,
- unregenerately,
- unrelentingly,
- unwaveringly,
- unyieldingly,
- verbally,
- verbatim,
- verbatim et litteratim,
- word by word,
- word for word
- grimly
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- in a grim implacable manner; "he was grimly satisfied" related words >
- adamantly,
- appallingly,
- austerely,
- banefully,
- bleakly,
- decorously,
- demurely,
- direly,
- dismally,
- dourly,
- dreadfully,
- drearily,
- earnestly,
- firmly,
- formally,
- frowningly,
- funereally,
- gloomily,
- gloweringly,
- glumly,
- gravely,
- grumly,
- harshly,
- heavily,
- hideously,
- horribly,
- horridly,
- immovably,
- immutably,
- implacably,
- inclemently,
- inexorably,
- inflexibly,
- intransigently,
- irreconcilably,
- loweringly,
- moodily,
- mopingly,
- morosely,
- mumpishly,
- obdurately,
- relentlessly,
- rigidly,
- rigorously,
- roughly,
- ruggedly,
- sadly,
- scowlingly,
- sedately,
- seriously,
- severely,
- shockingly,
- sober-mindedly,
- soberly,
- sobersidedly,
- solemnly,
- somberly,
- sombrously,
- staidly,
- sternly,
- stiffly,
- strictly,
- stringently,
- sulkily,
- sullenly,
- surlily,
- terribly,
- thoughtfully,
- toughly,
- tragically,
- unalterably,
- unbendingly,
- unchangeably,
- uncompromisingly,
- unregenerately,
- unrelentingly,
- unsparingly,
- unyieldingly
- rigorously
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- in a rigorous manner; "he had been trained rigorously by the monks" related words >
- absolutely,
- accurately,
- adamantly,
- all to pieces,
- badly,
- conscientiously,
- dead,
- definitely,
- directly,
- dourly,
- even,
- exactingly,
- exactly,
- expressly,
- exquisitely,
- faithfully,
- fiercely,
- firmly,
- furiously,
- fussily,
- grimly,
- hardly,
- harshly,
- immovably,
- immutably,
- implacably,
- impliably,
- in all respects,
- in detail,
- in every respect,
- inexorably,
- inflexibly,
- intransigently,
- ipsissimis verbis,
- ironhandedly,
- irreconcilably,
- just,
- like blazes,
- like fury,
- like mad,
- literally,
- literatim,
- madly,
- meticulously,
- minutely,
- nicely,
- obdurately,
- painfully,
- plumb,
- point-blank,
- positively,
- precisely,
- punctiliously,
- punctually,
- refinedly,
- relentlessly,
- right,
- rigidly,
- roughly,
- scrupulously,
- severely,
- square,
- squarely,
- sternly,
- stiffly,
- straight,
- strictly,
- to the letter,
- unalterably,
- unbendingly,
- unchangeably,
- uncompromisingly,
- undeviatingly,
- unerringly,
- unregenerately,
- unrelentingly,
- unyieldingly,
- vehemently,
- venomously,
- verbally,
- verbatim,
- verbatim et litteratim,
- violently,
- virulently,
- wildly,
- with a vengeance,
- with exactitude,
- with great nicety,
- with precision,
- word by word,
- word for word
- adamantly,
- bec et ongles,
- bona fide,
- close,
- closely,
- committedly,
- compactly,
- consistently,
- constantly,
- deafeningly,
- decidedly,
- decisively,
- densely,
- determinedly,
- devotedly,
- dourly,
- earnestly,
- faithfully,
- fast,
- firm,
- fixedly,
- forcefully,
- forcibly,
- grimly,
- hammer and tongs,
- hardly,
- heart and soul,
- heartily,
- heavily,
- immovably,
- immutably,
- imperviously,
- implacably,
- impliably,
- impregnably,
- in all seriousness,
- in earnest,
- in good earnest,
- in good faith,
- inexorably,
- inflexibly,
- inseparably,
- intensely,
- intransigently,
- invincibly,
- invulnerably,
- ironhandedly,
- irreconcilably,
- irresistibly,
- like a bulldog,
- like a leech,
- loudly,
- loyally,
- lustily,
- mightily,
- obdurately,
- obstinately,
- perseveringly,
- persistently,
- powerfully,
- pungently,
- purposefully,
- relentlessly,
- resistantly,
- resolutely,
- resolvedly,
- responsibly,
- rigidly,
- rigorously,
- robustly,
- ruggedly,
- securely,
- seriously,
- sincerely,
- singlemindedly,
- solid,
- solidly,
- soundly,
- stalwartly,
- staunchly,
- steadfastly,
- steadily,
- sternly,
- stiffly,
- stoutly,
- strongly,
- sturdily,
- tenaciously,
- thick,
- thickly,
- tight,
- tightly,
- tooth and nail,
- unalterably,
- unbendingly,
- unchangeably,
- uncompromisingly,
- unregenerately,
- unrelentingly,
- unswervingly,
- unwaveringly,
- unyieldingly,
- vigorously,
- wholeheartedly,
- with a will,
- with constancy,
- with good faith,
- with total dedication
- roughly
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- with rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough"
- with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough" related words >
- about,
- all but,
- all in all,
- all things considered,
- almost,
- altogether,
- approximately,
- approximatively,
- around,
- as a rule,
- as a whole,
- as an approximation,
- as good as,
- at irregular intervals,
- at large,
- at random,
- austerely,
- awkwardly,
- badly,
- broadly,
- broadly speaking,
- brokenly,
- brutally,
- by and large,
- by catches,
- by fits,
- by jerks,
- by snatches,
- capriciously,
- chiefly,
- choppily,
- clumsily,
- coarsely,
- commonly,
- crassly,
- crudely,
- cruelly,
- desultorily,
- disconnectedly,
- discontinuously,
- eccentrically,
- erratically,
- fitfully,
- for practical purposes,
- generally,
- generally speaking,
- grimly,
- grossly,
- haltingly,
- hardly,
- harshly,
- heartlessly,
- improperly,
- in general,
- in round numbers,
- in snatches,
- in spots,
- in the rough,
- inartistically,
- inclemently,
- inconstantly,
- indecently,
- indecorously,
- indelicately,
- inefficiently,
- inelegantly,
- ineptly,
- inexpertly,
- inhumanly,
- intermittently,
- irregularly,
- jaggedly,
- jerkily,
- just about,
- lurchingly,
- mainly,
- maladroitly,
- mercilessly,
- more or less,
- most,
- mostly,
- nearly,
- nonuniformly,
- normally,
- off and on,
- offensively,
- on balance,
- on the whole,
- ordinarily,
- overall,
- painfully,
- patchily,
- pitilessly,
- practically,
- predominantly,
- prevailingly,
- primitively,
- raggedly,
- ribaldly,
- rigorously,
- rough,
- roughly speaking,
- roundly,
- routinely,
- rudely,
- ruthlessly,
- savagely,
- say,
- severely,
- spasmodically,
- speaking generally,
- sporadically,
- spottily,
- sternly,
- stringently,
- uncertainly,
- uncouthly,
- unevenly,
- unkindly,
- unmercifully,
- unmethodically,
- unpredictably,
- unrhythmically,
- unseemly,
- unsparingly,
- unsteadily,
- unsympathetically,
- unsystematically,
- untastefully,
- usually,
- variably,
- violently,
- vulgarly,
- well-nigh,
- whimsically,
- wobblingly
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