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# sternly

adverb (sternly)

«sternly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a strict, serious and unsmiling way, often when someone has done wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sternly/#m1)

### In the lessons

A voice and face word in stories and school: a teacher looks sternly over her glasses; a parent speaks sternly. In The Wind in the Willows Badger speaks sternly to Toad about his motor cars; in Alice in Wonderland the Queen of Hearts and the Duchess speak sternly. It tells the reader there is trouble.

### Examples

- «Sit down,» said the teacher sternly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sternly/#x1)
- Badger looked sternly at Toad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sternly/#x2)
- Dad sternly reminded us to look both ways. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sternly/#x3)
- The judge spoke sternly to the thief. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sternly/#x4)
- She frowned sternly at the muddy boots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sternly/#x5)
- The sign sternly warned: No Swimming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sternly/#x6)
- “You know it now,” the king replied sternly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sternly/#x7)

### Note

Adverb from «stern» (sterner, sternest). Do not confuse with the noun «stern», the back part of a boat (Rat sat in the stern).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sternly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sternly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sternly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sternly.html) on Mova free.