harshly

1. 1.

   in a harsh or unkind manner

   “`That's enough!,' he cut in harshly”
2. 2.

   in a harsh and grating manner

   “her voice fell gratingly on our ears”

   Synonymsgratinglyraspingly

Questions about harshly

What does harshly mean?

harshly means "in a harsh or unkind manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in harshly?

harshly has 2 syllables: harsh-ly. The stress falls on "harsh". In IPA it is /ˈhɑɹʃli/.

What is another word for harshly?

Close synonyms include gratingly, raspingly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.