severely

/səvˈɪɹli/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adverb

1. to a severe or serious degree
   “fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”
2. with sternness; in a severe manner
   “`No,' she said sternly”
3. causing great damage or hardship
   “industries hit hard by the depression”

Synonyms for severely

• badly
• gravely
• seriously
• sternly
• hard

Words that rhyme with severely

• clearly
• dearly
• yearly
• nearly
• sincerely
• austerely
• cavalierly
• merely
• bierley
• bierly
• myrlie