adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   comparative form of sternly: more sternly comparative, form-of, poetic, rare

   "To whom, as more amazed and sternlier stung, / Faltering, the traitor urged this wild address: […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

harshlyausterelyfirmlygrimlyrigidlyrigorously

Example

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"To whom, as more amazed and sternlier stung, / Faltering, the traitor urged this wild address: […]"

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