Associations to the word «Sternly»
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Wiktionary
STERNLY, adverb. In a stern manner.
Dictionary definition
STERNLY, adverb. With sternness; in a severe manner; "`No,' she said sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.