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1. a. : strict in judgment, discipline, or government. b. : of a strict or stern bearing or manner : austere. 2. : rigorous in restraint, punishment, or requirement : stringent. 3. : strongly critical or condemnatory. a severe critic. 4. a. : maintaining a scrupulously exacting standard of behavior or self-discipline. b.
SEVERELY definition: 1. very seriously: 2. in a way that is not kind or does not show sympathy: 3. completely plainly: . Learn more.
1. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others: a severe critic. 2. Marked by or requiring strict adherence to rigorous standards or high principles: a severe code of behavior. 3. Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance: spoke in a severe voice. 4. Extremely plain in substance or style: a severe black dress. 5.
Severely definition: in a very stern, strict, or harsh way. See examples of SEVERELY used in a sentence.
in a very unkind or unpleasant way: The teacher spoke severely to the noisy children. (Definition of severely from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definitions of severely. adverb. to a severe or serious degree. “a severely impaired heart”. synonyms: badly, gravely, seriously. adverb. with sternness; in a severe manner. “peered severely over her glasses”. synonyms: sternly.
Definition of severely adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
severely meaning, definition, what is severely: very badly or to a great degree: Learn more.
causing discomfort or distress by extreme character or conditions, as weather, cold, or heat; unpleasantly violent, as rain or wind, or a blow or shock. difficult to endure, perform, fulfill, etc.: a severe test of his powers. rigidly exact, accurate, or methodical: severe standards. Latin sevērus, or back formation from severity. 1540–50.
The earliest known use of the adverb severely is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for severely is from 1548, in the writing of Thomas Cooper, theologian and bishop of Winchester. severely is formed within English, by derivation.
