severely
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4.1
- adverb
- /sɪˈvɪrli/
- The baby was severely injured in the accident and needed immediate medical care.
- severely restricted
- severely limited
- severely affected
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Watch on YouTubeThe child is the recipient of severely abusive sexual violence.
- The child is the recipient of severely abusive sexual violence.
- Yes, he wants to severely limit drag.
- So I know dry skin, like severely dry skin.
- Although Carnegie won the battle, he emerged with his reputation severely tarnished.
- I mean, we need an Army medic because Nunes just got severely burned.
- But those incidents were few and were severely punished.
- My heart has been severely scarred.
- He has been, shall we say, severely reduced.
- Is it affect you more severely than the previous strain?
- friend one of my friends was was severely physically disabled
Examples
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In 1801, when Beethoven first discovered he was losing his hearing, he got severely depressed.
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A lack of English-speaking ability severely inhibits the life of older adults.
Academic text (2011) -
Because three rate increases are going to severely affect real estate prices.
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There are some people that are severely depressed.
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I lost my friends, and I became really severely depressed.
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Miss Williams, the boy has been severely poisoned.
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Some patients may show little disability after 20 years, while others may be severely disabled after 10 years.
Academic text (2011) -
I shall reprimand them most severely.
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In many cases, interest rates are low and severely distorted due to the effects of inflation.
Academic text (1999) -
Thus, they might be most severely affected overall by increases in motoring costs.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
To a very great degree
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1.0
To a large degree or too much
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1.0
To a great degree
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1.4
To a very great degree, often before words like cold or sad
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1.6
To a very great degree
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4.3
In a way that causes a very large and sudden change
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3.5
In a severe or unkind way that feels unpleasant
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4.6
In a very serious way that shows something is important
Antonyms
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Severely comes from the Latin severus, which means 'serious' or 'strict', and is the adverb form of severe. So to do something severely is to do it in a very strong, strict, or harmful way.