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Severely Common

Severely has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

to a severe or serious degree

"fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"

"badly injured"

"a severely impaired heart"

"is gravely ill"

"was seriously ill"

2

with sternness; in a severe manner

"`No,' she said sternly"

"peered severely over her glasses"

3

causing great damage or hardship

"industries hit hard by the depression"

"she was severely affected by the bank's failure"

4

In a severe manner.

"The teacher severely criticized the student's careless work."

Example Sentences
"fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated" adverb
"badly injured" adverb
"a severely impaired heart" adverb
"is gravely ill" adverb
"was seriously ill" adverb
"`No,' she said sternly" adverb
"peered severely over her glasses" adverb
"industries hit hard by the depression" adverb
"she was severely affected by the bank's failure" adverb
See Also
stour snelly vituperation bite someone's head off winkle picker have someone's guts for garters beat daylights out of hardly
Related Terms

Origin

The word severely is formed by adding the suffix -ly to severe. It entered English as an adverb meaning "in a very serious or strict manner," directly reflecting its root adjective's sense of intensity.

Rhyming Words
ely sely eely rely apely weely beely feely keely neely seely eyely rudely rifely sagely fakely dreely tidely sanely widely
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