English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "hardlik" is:(bywoord) op 'n growwe, ernstige of onvriendelike manier; met 'n gebrek aan sensitiwiteit of sagtheid.

Sentence Examples

  1. Its master spoke to it gently, and then harshly, and then angrily but it would neither come nor cease to make a noise.
  2. He pushed her back harshly, his face and tone changing.
  3. My chains rattled harshly against the stone floor.
  4. The cold air seeps into my skin and I shiver harshly.
  5. This same mode of proceeding I shall have to adopt with thee, for the desire which has sprung up in thee is so absurd and remote from everything that has a semblance of reason, that I feel it would be a waste of time to employ it in reasoning with thy simplicity, for at present I will call it by no other name and I am even tempted to leave thee in thy folly as a punishment for thy pernicious desire but the friendship I bear thee, which will not allow me to desert thee in such manifest danger of destruction, keeps me from dealing so harshly by thee.
  6. Lothario replied that he was not disposed to go on with the business, for she had answered him so angrily and harshly that he had no heart to say anything more to her.
  7. She flipped on the overhead lights, and they brightened the room, but harshly.
  8. Each jolt sent splinters screaming through her and, when he stood to lift her, he jostled her harshly.
  9. She swallowed hard, trying to force the hot stone out of her throat, but it only sank lower and ate harshly at her gut.
  10. She stood gazing harshly, her retinas piercing Dean.