severely
severely adverb: in a severe manner; with severity.
Adverb
severely (comparative more severely, superlative most severely)
- In a severe manner; with severity.
- After the first day they left her severely alone, their plea to their husbands, her uncompromising independence.1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 15
- Meanwhile the Christian Church from these speculations has kept itself severely apart - as of course representing a unique and divine revelation little concerned or interested in such heathenisms[.]1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 11
severely meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
severely in Tamil
- நொய்ய, கடுமையாக, செமத்தியாக
severely in Urdu
- سختی سے
severely in Bengali
- কঠোরভাবে, মারাত্মকভাবে
severely in Malayalam
- ധാരുണമായി, കഠിനമായി, ഗൗരവമായി
Examples of severely in a sentence
- ‘And I hope it teaches that fubsy little boiling-oil Abbot a well-deserved lesson,’ added Murial Jane severely.1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 50:
- It was one out several unannounced home visits the teachers would make to check-in with students who had been severely disengaged while online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.2021 March 8, Kelsie Smith, “Teachers are making surprise visits to students who are struggling with online learning”, in CNN, archived...
Synonyms of severely
Forms of severely
| comparative | more severely |
|---|---|
| superlative | most severely |
Origin of severely
From severe + -ly.
Questions about severely
- What does severely mean?
- Severely means in a severe manner; with severity.
- What is severely in Tamil?
- Severely in Tamil is நொய்ய, கடுமையாக, செமத்தியாக. See Severely meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use severely in a sentence?
- ‘And I hope it teaches that fubsy little boiling-oil Abbot a well-deserved lesson,’ added Murial Jane severely.
- What part of speech is severely?
- Severely is an adverb.
Words near severely in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: severely (page history and authors); severely (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); severely (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); severely (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); severely (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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