severely
adverb
[ sɪˈvɪəli ]
• to an undesirably great or intense degree.
• "our business has been severely affected by the slowdown"
Similar:
very badly,
extremely badly,
seriously,
gravely,
critically,
grievously,
acutely,
sorely,
dangerously,
fatally,
sharply,
roundly,
soundly,
fiercely,
scathingly,
savagely,
like a ton of bricks,
harshly,
strictly,
sternly,
rigorously,
relentlessly,
mercilessly,
pitilessly,
oppressively,
repressively,
roughly,
with an iron hand,
with a rod of iron,
brutally,
cruelly,
grimly,
dourly,
disapprovingly,
sombrely,
stiffly,
coolly,
coldly,
frostily,
icily,
plainly,
simply,
austerely,
without adornment,
without frills,
starkly,
spartanly,
monastically,
classically,
• strictly or harshly.
• "the culprits will be severely punished"
• in a very plain style.
• "her hair was severely pulled back into a bun"
