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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. with sternness; in a severe manner;
- Example: "`No,' she said sternly"
- Example: "peered severely over her glasses"
[syn: sternly, severely]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sternly \Stern"ly\, adv.
   In a stern manner.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sternly
    adv 1: with sternness; in a severe manner; "`No,' she said
           sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses" [syn:
           sternly, severely]