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18
harshly
17
severely
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grimly(severely, seriously)
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strictly
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rigorously
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roughly
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austerely(severely, seriously, grimly)
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gloomily
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sharply
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dourly
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stringently
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gravely(seriously, vigorously, earnestly, actively)
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rigidly
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blackly
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firmly
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acerbically
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disconsolately
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hardly
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exactingly
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curtly
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APASmart Define. (2015). sternly thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/sternly/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "sternly thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/sternly/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, sternly thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/sternly/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "sternly thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/sternly/thesaurus/synonyms>