severely

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severely

adverb more severely · most severely

In a severe manner; with severity. After the first day they left her severely alone, their plea to their husbands, her uncompromising independence.
Similar: heavily, roundly

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Closest in meaning: sternly, hard, badly, gravely, seriously, harshly, brutally, sharply, fiercely, wildly, drastically, grievously, sorely, savagely, vehemently, painfully

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adv in a severe manner

Español	severamente
한국어	심하게 simhage, 엄격하게 eomgyeokhage
Português	severamente
Français	sévèrement
Deutsch	streng
Ελληνικά	εξαιρετικά exairetiká, εξαιρετικώς exairetikós, σοβαρά sovará, σφοδρά sfodrá
Русский	суро́во suróvo

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@misc{severely_2026,
  title = {severely},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/severely},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}