1. (adverb)badly, severely, gravely, seriously 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. (adverb)sternly, severely with sternness; in a severe manner "`No,' she said sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses"
3. (adverb)hard, severely causinggreatdamage or hardship "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"