sternly
Adverb
- with sternness; in a severe manner
- "`No,' she said sternly"
Adv
- In a stern manner.
Origin / 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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Scrabble Score: 10
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Words With Friends Score: 11
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