What is the Latin word for harshly?

The usual Latin words for “harshly” are dūrus, asper, acerbus; also gravis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“harshly” in Latin

dūrushard; rough; harsh; hardy; vigorous asperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp, newly minted acerbusharsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet marriageable; sharp, severe, bitter (i.e., extremely painful); rough, vi gravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hard

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

harshly

dure: duriter: aspere: acerbe: graviter (e.g., statuere de aliquo).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for harshly?: The usual Latin words for “harshly” are dūrus, asper, acerbus; also gravis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.