toughly

English

Etymology

From Middle English toughli, touȝly, equivalent to tough +‎ -ly.

Adverb

toughly (comparative more toughly, superlative most toughly)

  1. In a tough manner.
    • 2018 June 1, Ralph Ellis, “30-year-old son finally moves out of his parents’ house”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 9 November 2020:
      Christina and Mark Rotondo of Camillus started the court proceedings this month and filed evidence of five toughly worded notices they served their son, starting in February.
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