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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are harshly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing actions or behaviors that are severe or critical in nature, often in relation to treatment or judgment.
Example: "The critics are harshly judging the performance of the new play."
Alternatives: "are severely" or "are critically".
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They are harshly tutelary.
The endings of Bee Season and Wickett's Remedy are harshly disappointing to the hopes of major characters.
And yet most are harshly critical of other black men, associating the group with irresponsibility and crime.
It may be 2,000 miles from Montparnasse to Asia Minor, but the connections are harshly inescapable.
The workers are very clever, very quick to learn, and they are harshly controlled by their superiors".
Women in particular remain without many fundamental rights, and press freedoms are harshly curtailed with dissent often resulting in physical maltreatment – or even death.
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She was harshly criticized.
Other religions were harshly discouraged.
Investigators were harshly condemnatory.
Rossi was harshly dealt with.
Sporadic revolts have been harshly put down.
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