sternly
In a stern mannerIn a stern manner.
» Ziri looked sternly at his stepdad.
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1 sensesIn a stern manner.
with sternness; in a severe manner
Examples
15 sentencesZiri looked sternly at his stepdad.
"Where have you been?" I asked, more sternly.
Vladimir looked at Anna sternly as he walked out.
From under his thick brows sternly watched two black little eyes, which stung sharply.
She sternly accuses me.
Origin
From Middle English sternly, sternely, sterneliche, sturnely, sturneliche, from Old EnglisFrom Middle English sternly, sternely, sterneliche, sturnely, sturneliche, from Old English stirnlīċe, styrnlīċe, stiernlīċe (“harshly; severely; sternly”), equivalent to stern + -ly.
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Forms
more sternly, most sternly| Comparative | more sternly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most sternly |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- with sternness; in a severe manner:severely
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.