Synonyms for harshly
harsh·ly

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1. harshlyadverb

   in a harsh or unkind manner

   "`That's enough!,' he cut in harshly"

   Synonyms:
   raspingly, gratingly

2. gratingly, raspingly, harshlyadverb

   in a harsh and grating manner

   "her voice fell gratingly on our ears"

   Synonyms:
   raspingly, gratingly

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1. List of paraphrases for "harshly":

   severely, hard, strongly, sharply

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1. The Justice Department trying:

   I am quite aware that there are people who are criticizing us for not prosecuting sufficiently, and others who are complaining that we are prosecuting too harshly, this is, you know, part of the territory for any prosecutor in any case.

2. Aimani Dadayeva:

   He served his so-called motherland for 12 years. They threw him into the toughest areas, into the mountains to fight insurgents. He was a model fighter with a heap of state medals, and for them (the authorities) to use him for their own ends and to accuse him so harshly? ... I don't want anybody to use us for their own ends.

3. Lara Brown:

   The question is not whether he has taken donations from wealthy individuals, but instead whether he has received support from the very people he has attacked as being at the core of the corrupt campaign finance that funds Washington, hence, as with most scandals, the transgression is judged most harshly when it involves hypocrisy.

4. Isabel Lisboa:

   Roman laws seem to have been applied particularly harshly at Knobb's Farm because it was associated with supplying the Roman army, so there were many decapitations, crimes normally would have been let go, but there were probably tensions with the Roman army.

5. The ACLU:

   While Officer Middleton’s actions may warrant some level of disciplinary action, it is particularly concerning he was more swiftly investigated and harshly punished for sharing non-critical information than officers who use excessive force against protesters or create the culture of racism and hostility Middleton reported to no avail.