Sternly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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