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sternly

UK/ˈstɜːnli/ US/ˈstɝnli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

with sternness; in a severe manner

  • “No,”
  • “;”
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Origin

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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