English Explanatory Dictionary

sternly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a stern manner.

Pronunciation

stûrnʹlē /ˈstɝnli/ /ˈstɜːnli/ en-us-sternly.ogg

Word forms

sternly more sternly sternlier most sternly sternliest

Etymology

From Middle English sternly, sternely, sterneliche, sturnely, sturneliche, from Old English stirnlīċe, styrnlīċe, stiernlīċe (“harshly; severely; sternly”), equivalent to stern + -ly.

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