adv
Meaning 1
In a severe manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heavily
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
severely
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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adverb
Meaning 2
to a severe or serious degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
- badly injured
- a severely impaired heart
- is gravely ill
- was seriously ill
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: badly, gravely, seriously
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
causing great damage or hardship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- industries hit hard by the depression
- she was severely affected by the bank's failure
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hard
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
with sternness; in a severe manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- `No,' she said sternly
- peered severely over her glasses
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sternly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English severe Middle English -ly English -ly English severely From severe + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: сурово (surovo) — in a severe manner
- Bulgarian: строго (strogo) — in a severe manner
- Catalan: severament — in a severe manner
- Esperanto: severe — in a severe manner
- Finnish: vakavasti — in a severe manner
- Finnish: ankarasti — in a severe manner
- French: sévèrement — in a severe manner
- Galician: severamente — in a severe manner
- German: streng — in a severe manner
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰 (abraba) — in a severe manner
- Greek: εξαιρετικά (exairetiká) — in a severe manner
- Greek: εξαιρετικώς (exairetikós) — in a severe manner
- Greek: σοβαρά (sovará) — in a severe manner
- Greek: σφοδρά (sfodrá) — in a severe manner
- Korean: 심하게 (simhage) — in a severe manner
- Korean: 엄격하게 (eomgyeokhage) — in a severe manner
- Latin: acerbe — in a severe manner
- Portuguese: severamente — in a severe manner
- Russian: суро́во (suróvo) — in a severe manner
- Spanish: severamente — in a severe manner
- Volapük: seväriko — in a severe manner
- Volapük: seväro — in a severe manner
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