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drastically

drastically adverb: to a drastic degree.

Adverb

drastically (comparative more drastically, superlative most drastically)

  1. To a drastic degree.
    • drastically reduced prices
    • This recession has been drastically different.
  2. In a drastic manner.
    • Lisa always wore shorts and a T-shirt, which clashed drastically with her brother's thick winter coat.
    • It explains why a Democratic Congress foisted Prohibition on the country and a Republican Congress drastically legislated to enforce it, when ordinarily the two parties are only too anxious for any political stick to beat each other with.1920, America, volume 22, page 255

Examples of drastically in a sentence

  • The corn ration was drastically reduced, and it was announced that an extra potato ration would be issued to make up for it.1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […]...
  • The proposed cuts mean that the agency could be forced to drastically shrink its workforce from about 10,000 to 294 employees.2025 February 7, Alice Tecotzky and Allie Kelly, “Photos show crew removing USAID signage amid the agency's uncertain future”, in Business...
  • Seldom have democratic principles been so drastically enacted into law.1928, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 141, page 558:
  • A uniform marriage and divorce law must be drastically enacted by the Central Government and rigidly administrated by the higher courts.1933, The China Critic, volume 6, page 428:

All 37 example sentences with drastically

Forms of drastically

comparativemore drastically
superlativemost drastically

Origin of drastically

From drastic + -ally.

Questions about drastically

What does drastically mean?
Drastically means to a drastic degree.
How do you use drastically in a sentence?
The corn ration was drastically reduced, and it was announced that an extra potato ration would be issued to make up for it.
What part of speech is drastically?
Drastically is an adverb.

Words near drastically in the dictionary

  1. drashing
  2. Draskhanakert
  3. Drass
  4. drastic
  5. drastic times call for drastic measures
  6. drastically
  7. drastick
  8. drastics
  9. drat
  10. dratchell
  11. dratchells

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