Hard-heartedly
Sternly and hard-heartedly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sternly" instead an adverb phrase "Hard-heartedly".
Sternly
Sternly adverb - In a manner so as to cause loss or suffering.
Usage example: sternly reprimanded the prosecuting attorney for making comments that never should have been heard by the jury
Hard-heartedly and sternly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard-heartedly" instead an adverb "Sternly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hard and hard-heartedly
- hard and sternly
- ill and hard-heartedly
- ill and sternly
- hardly and hard-heartedly
- hardly and sternly
- harshly and hard-heartedly
- harshly and sternly
- cruelly and hard-heartedly
- cruelly and sternly
- roughly and hard-heartedly
- roughly and sternly
- severely and hard-heartedly
- severely and sternly
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