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se·vere·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
badly, severely, gravely, seriouslyadverb
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"
sternly, severelyadverb
with sternness; in a severe manner
"`No,' she said sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses"
hard, severelyadverb
causing great damage or hardship
"industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"
Wiktionary
severelyadverb
In a severe manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Severelyadverb
Etymology: from severe.
We have wasted our strength to attain ends different from those for which we undertook the war, and often to effect others which after a peace, we may severely repent. Jonathan Swift.
More formidable Hydra stands within;
Whose jaws with iron teeth severely grin. Dryd.
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Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'severely' in Adverbs Frequency: #314
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of severely in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of severely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of severely in a Sentence
Imposition of any sanctions or restrictions on Iran by The United Nations Security Council will be met severely by Iran and our options are not limited. And the Kelsey Davenport and any entity which may assist Kelsey Davenport or acquiesce in Kelsey Davenport illegal behavior, will bear the full responsibility.
The Biden Administration changed the rules to severely restrict Congress’ access to suspicious activity reports in the dark of night and with no explanation, we now know Hunter Biden and other Biden family members have racked up at least 150 suspicious activity reports for their shady foreign business deals.
I ’m proud of our guys for competing, competing and playing the way we did, we gave ourselves a chance and we’re severely undermanned. I applaud our guys' effort.
Many of the same issues that resonated in Michigan with Democrats there are going to resonate in Ohio, the auto industry there was also severely damaged. There are a lot of people in Ohio who are hurting. That's an industrial state. Same in Illinois. Same in Missouri.
For this reason, I am requesting that for the good of Puerto Ricos, you abdicate your position and allow a peaceful transition of government to bring peace and tranquility to our island, which has been mired in a fiscal crisis, severely exacerbated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
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