The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 15 letter word AGAINSTTHEGRAIN , but the solution may also be STERNLY which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in USA Today).
Harshly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AGAINSTTHEGRAIN | 25 % | 15 |
| DOURLY | 25 % | 6 |
| ILL | 25 % | 3 |
| STERNLY | 25 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Harshly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- raspingly
- gratingly
- severely
- severe
- brutally
- roughly
- sternly
- sharply
- sorely
- fiercely
- painfully
- bitterly
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result AGAINSTTHEGRAIN
- Contrary to one's temperament
- Irritating
- Fighting convention
- Rebelliously, perhaps (and a hint to this puzzle's four theme answers)
- Stridently
- Harshly
- Contrary to one's feelings: Phrase.
- Contrary to one's feelings.
- Contrarily
- Contrary to one's nature
More clues leading to the result DOURLY
More clues leading to the result ILL
- "__ Never Smile Again"
- Laid up
- Out of sorts
- Under the weather
- Feeling poorly
- Not healthy
- Not well
- Sick
- Ailing
- Hardly healthy