sternly
adverb
uk/ˈstɜːn.li/us/ˈstɝːn.li/in a way thatshowsdisapproval:
严厉地,苛刻地"Thiskindofbehaviouris notacceptable," said theteachersternly.“这种行为是绝不允许的。”老师严厉地说。
Synonym
severely
Compare
strictly
Severe
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet gloveidiom
- austere
- austerely
- authoritarian
- be heavy onsomeoneidiom
- brutally
- flaming
- harsh
- iron
- nonsense
- not stand any nonsenseidiom
- pitiless
- rigorously
- severity
- sharp
- sharpness
- stern
- sternness
- stiffly
- strict