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Harshly vs Vehemently - What's the difference?

harshly | vehemently |

As adverbs the difference between harshly and vehemently

is that harshly is in a harsh manner; severely while vehemently is in a vehement manner; expressing with a strong or forceful attitude.

harshly

English

Adverb

(er)
  • In a harsh manner; severely.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I.193:
  • Yet, if I name my guilt, 't is not to boast, / None can deem harshlier of me than I deem [...].
  • * , chapter=7
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly , and the girls' faces saddened one.}}

    vehemently

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a vehement manner; expressing with a strong or forceful attitude.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=October 29 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=And it was a miserable afternoon for Chelsea and England captain John Terry at the end of a week in which has he faced allegations of racial abuse against QPR's Anton Ferdinand - claims he vehemently denies.}}