severely

  • (r) 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
    badly, gravely, seriously,
  • (r) with sternness; in a severe manner
    • "No," she said sternly
    • peered severely over her glasses
    sternly,
  • (r) causing great damage or hardship
    • industries hit hard by the depression
    • she was severely affected by the bank's failure
    hard,

Synonyms

badly gravely seriously sternly hard

Words of close approximity

severed