Harshly
Harshly adverb - In a manner so as to cause loss or suffering.
Usage example: treated the prisoners harshly, and many died
Obdurately and harshly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obdurately" instead an adverb "Harshly".
Obdurately
Obdurately adverb - In a stubborn unregenerate manner.
Harshly and obdurately are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harshly" instead an adverb "Obdurately".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hard and harshly
- hard and obdurately
- hardly and harshly
- hardly and obdurately
- firmly and harshly
- firmly and obdurately
- cruelly and harshly
- cruelly and obdurately
- strictly and harshly
- strictly and obdurately
- relentlessly and harshly
- relentlessly and obdurately
- brutally and harshly
- brutally and obdurately
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