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US
/səˈvɪɹɫi/
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[ UK /sɪvˈiəli/ ]
[ UK /sɪvˈiəli/ ]
ADVERB
-
to a severe or serious degree
fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
was seriously ill
is gravely ill
a severely impaired heart
badly injured -
causing great damage or hardship
she was severely affected by the bank's failure
industries hit hard by the depression -
with sternness; in a severe manner
`No,' she said sternly
peered severely over her glasses
How To Use severely In A Sentence
- For except it be treacle and mithridatum, and of late diascordium, and a few more, they tie themselves to no receipts severely and religiously. The Advancement of Learning
- The bad weather severely handicapped their performance in the race.
- Though severely and repeatedly strained, the deal has come to be taken for granted as a linchpin of the fragile Middle Eastern order. But new stresses may test neighbourly relations as never before.
- Betty, aged 43, was severely depressed when I first met her.
- By the end of the winter the supply of grain was severely depleted.
- Our country has not yet passed the test of a severely-dichotomized nation. Dr. Leo Rangell: Cool
- The key to the successful management of patients with severely elevated BP is to differentiate hypertensive crises from hypertensive urgencies.
- The discharge of sewage water into the river severely contaminates the river with coliform bacteria.
- After World War I its activities were severely limited by lack of funds and its inability to recruit good personnel.
- a severely impaired heart
