`That's enough!,' he cut in harshly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : harsh treatment; harsh manners. ,a harsh life; a harsh master. ,a harsh land. ,a harsh voice; a harsh sound. ,a harsh surface. ,harsh colors. ,a harsh flavor; a harsh odor. From Dictionary.com.
But it expresses concern about what it calls harshly anti-Semitic rhetoric in some television programs. From Wordnik.com. [Joels Trumpet] Reference
"Cigars!" he called harshly to the waiter, to hide his emotion. From Wordnik.com. [Strictly business: more stories of the four million] Reference
The only reason NOW that LGBs are punished more harshly is because of DADT. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Closer and closer] Reference
Don't retaliate too harshly, which is what the opportunists want. From Wordnik.com. Reference
History will judge him harshly, that is why he is trying to re-write it. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
He turned his back upon me, and, wrenching open the chamber door, called harshly upon Aurelia. From Wordnik.com. [The Fool Errant] Reference
In fact, it’s one professor exercising his academic freedom in harshly criticizing the Senator. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Institutions and Individuals:] Reference
Strange birds sing their agreeable songs, while others scream and call harshly as if in fear or anger. From Wordnik.com. [A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864] Reference
Some argue that one should treat ex-felons more harshly, that is, differently, to try to reduce re-offense. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » New podcasts on Second Amendment issues:] Reference
I do recall harshly dissenting from his vision for America and his voting record in the State Senate and in Congress. From Wordnik.com. [NC-13: GOPers TV Ad Shows Illegal Immigrant Grabbing His Crotch] Reference
Fame had come to her with broken wings and a cracked trumpet, and she shuddered at the sound of her own name harshly proclaimed through it. From Wordnik.com. [Cobwebs and Cables] Reference
In this instance the former, "harshly," were unusually clever. From Wordnik.com. [Half A Chance] Reference
Goose and gander get the same sauce, and it's not even that "harshly" applied. From Wordnik.com. [The red-herrings of the LCWR] Reference
Has a military judge dealt overly "harshly" with Capt. From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
Police say he accelerated "harshly" while riding past the school, then performed the wheelie. From Wordnik.com. [The Australian | News |] Reference
The reason this whole story was leaked was because the Seniors picked on one specific Freshman "harshly". From Wordnik.com. [Boston.BarstoolSports.com] Reference
Hospitals, she said, treated nurses "harshly," putting labels on their badges and keeping them out of work. From Wordnik.com. [Phillies Zone] Reference
But if he had spoken "harshly" of the United States it was nothing to the way he had talked of the British Empire. From Wordnik.com. [Gilbert Keith Chesterton] Reference
At this juncture, Mr. Bowen one morning opened the stair-door, as was his custom, soon after daybreak, and called harshly out, "Jinny!. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866] Reference
It treats these mothers harshly; it stigmatizes them. From Wordnik.com. [Welfare Can't Be Reformed] Reference
You're treated more harshly if you're in a prepaid plan. From Wordnik.com. [New College Savings Plans] Reference
History deals harshly with those who destroy their own dream. From Wordnik.com. [The Final Push] Reference
History deals most harshly with those without a dream at all. From Wordnik.com. [The Final Push] Reference
If Anwar Ibrahim can be treated so harshly, what about the common man?. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Yet many others have been reluctant to judge the government too harshly. From Wordnik.com. ['It Just Goes On And On'] Reference
In Central Europe, there is still reluctance to judge Schroder too harshly. From Wordnik.com. [The Euro: No Worries In Washington] Reference
The quota was to sell 100 or more items every day, and it was harshly enforced. From Wordnik.com. [Cracking A Slavery Ring] Reference
"Blood flows between brothers ... threatening a civil war," he harshly declared. From Wordnik.com. [A Saudi Desert Fox] Reference
If the girls are the real victims, why are we treating them more harshly than the boys?. From Wordnik.com. [Teens, Nude Photos and the Law] Reference
Six hundred more responded to George Will's column, which harshly criticized the INS raid. From Wordnik.com. [Elian: The Emotions] Reference
More than one flier publicly wondered whether a male pilot would have been treated so harshly. From Wordnik.com. [Too Close] Reference
He was dealt with harshly, suspended just long enough to be back and judging in Salt Lake City. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: The Fix Was In] Reference
Not just funny, but a litmus test of humor by which one can judge (harshly and without quarter) one's prospective friends. From Wordnik.com. [David Rakoff] Reference
Moreover, respondents in those nations may not have felt comfortable speaking openly — and harshly — about their local strongmen. From Wordnik.com. [Time Of The Tough Guys] Reference
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