ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Severely

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Severely is an adverb meaning In a severe manner.

Meaning

In a severe manner.

Example Sentences

After the first day they left her severely alone, their plea to their husbands, her uncompromising independence.
It was one out several unannounced home visits the teachers would make to check-in with students who had been severely disengaged while online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile the Christian Church from these speculations has kept itself severely apart - as of course representing a unique and divine revelation little concerned or interested in such heathenisms[.]
Regular freight trains between Abergavenny and Merthyr were withdrawn on November 24, 1954, because it was found both practicable and more economical to send this traffic by less severely-graded routes.

Synonyms for severely

Depending on context, synonyms include heavily, hard, badly, sternly, seriously, gravely.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sternly, hard, badly, gravely, seriously, harshly.

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