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• r  in a harsh or unkind manner
  `That's enough!,' he cut in harshly
• r  in a harsh and grating manner

• They contend that not unlike police who stop people on the basis of race, teachers and school officials discipline black students more often and more harshly than whites.
• Although he has been harshly criticized for his wealth, Carlos, 68, belies simplistic characterization.
• His plan was harshly criticized by the corporations, which were unwilling to give up any part of their profitable business.

• gratingly
• raspingly

News & Articles

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• Meeting set to discuss civil rights complaint against Flagler schools
  A federal civil rights complaint against the Flagler County school district alleging black students are disciplined more frequently and harshly than white students is still under investigation.
  June 23, 2013 - Daytona Beach News-Journal
• State commission rules New Bedford acted too harshly in firing paramedic, upholds termination of EMT
  NEW BEDFORD — The state Civil Service Commission has determined the city acted too harshly in the 2011 firing of a paramedic found to have contributed to a hostile work environment, but upheld terminating a city emergency medical technician with...
  June 21, 2013 - The Standard-Times
• Mom smacks daughter in Ohio slave labor case video
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A video showing a woman harshly spanking her young daughter has emerged in a federal case alleging the woman and the girl were held captive for two years.
  June 21, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• David Stern in ESPN
  Asked during a conference call what message the penalties sent, Stern said: "We mean what we say when we say that guns are prohibited from being in our buildings and on team business. You will be dealt with harshly because it's very potentially...
• Hillary Rodham Clinton in Forbes
  There are many reasons history will judge George W. Bush harshly,Clinton said at one point. "But among the top two is how he has used fear to divide us. The other is because we have been infected by a sense of fatalism."
• Qiangba Puncog in AFP
  Those who have committed serious crimes will be dealt with harshly,Qiangba said, urging Tibetans to inform on each other. "If they turn themselves in, they will be dealt with leniently. If they provide further information about others...