sternly
🇺🇸
/ˈstɜːrnli/
🇬🇧
/ˈstɜːnli/
adverb
R
in a strict and serious manner
The teacher spoke sternly to the students when they were being noisy.
R
in a tough or challenging way
The team was sternly tested by their opponents.
translation
in a strict and serious manner; in a tough or challenging way