'Harshly' in the Bible
And Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them. And he spoke with them harshly and said to them, "From where have you come?" And they said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food."
"The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as [if we were] spying out the land.
so that you will tell in the ears of your child and {your grandchild} that I dealt harshly with [the] Egyptians and [so that you will tell about] my signs that I have done among them, and so you will know that I [am] Yahweh."
Then the king answered all the people harshly, [as] he had rejected the advice of the old men that they had offered.
And Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and deal harshly with me." But he was very afraid. Then Saul took the sword and fell upon it.
And the king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the advice of the elders.