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- Dictionaryse·vere·ly/səˈvirlē/
adverb
- 1. to an undesirably great or intense degree: "our business has been severely affected by the slowdown" Similar Opposite
- 2. strictly or harshly: "the culprits will be severely punished"
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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.
Severely definition: in a very stern, strict, or harsh way. See examples of SEVERELY used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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)
in a way that is extremely difficult and requires a lot of skill or ability. Her patience was being severely tested. (disapproving) in an extremely plain style that lacks any decoration. Her hair was tied severely in a bun. See severely in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English. Check pronunciation: severely.
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.
