Sternly (Adverb)
Meaning
With sternness; in a severe manner; "`No,' she said sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses".
Examples
- The teacher looked at the misbehaving student sternly and asked him to leave the classroom.
- She spoke sternly to her children, warning them not to touch the hot stove.
- The principal peered sternly over her glasses at the rowdy students in the hallway.
- He shook his head sternly and told his friend that he couldn't lend him any more money.
- The judge looked at the defendant sternly and asked him to explain his actions on the night of the incident.