sternly

Meaning

In a stern manner.

Synonyms

severely

strictly

harshly

rigidly

stiffly

stringently

strongly

firmly

seriously

inflexibly

austerely

sharply

grimly

authoritatively

stern

tautly

tensely

tightly

strainedly

earnestly

fast

flatly

gravely

hard

harsh

nearly

resolutely

roughly

savagely

severe

snugly

solemnly

Translations

streng

sévèrement

streng

hart

ernst

zweifellos

austèrement

fermement

avec austérité

austeramente

severamente

afgemeten

bars

strikt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɝnli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sternly

Inherited from Old English: stirnlīċe

In summary

From Middle English sternly, sternely, sterneliche, sturnely, sturneliche, from Old English stirnlīċe, styrnlīċe, stiernlīċe (“harshly; severely; sternly”), equivalent to stern + -ly.