SEVERELY

• (adverb) 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"

  synonyms : badly , gravely , seriously

• (adverb) causing great damage or hardship

  "industries hit hard by the depression", "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"

  synonyms : hard

• (adverb) with sternness; in a severe manner

  "`No,' she said sternly", "peered severely over her glasses"

  synonyms : sternly

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