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drastically

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dras·tic  (drstk)
adj.
1. Severe or radical in nature; extreme: the drastic measure of amputating the entire leg; drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution.
2. Taking effect violently or rapidly: a drastic emetic.

[Greek drastikos, active, from drastos, to be done, from drn, to do.]

drasti·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.drastically - in a drastic manner
Translations
drastically [ˈdræstɪkəlɪ] ADVdrásticamente
to be drastically reducedsufrir una reducción drástica
he drastically revised his ideascambió radicalmente or drásticamente de ideas
it/things went drastically wrongsalió/las cosas salieron muy mal
drastically [ˈdræstɪkəli] adv [change] → radicalement
drastically
advdrastisch; change, differentradikal; to go drastically wrongtotal schiefgehen; they’re drastically short of suppliesihre Vorräte sind bedrohlich knapp
drastically [ˈdræstɪklɪ] advdrasticamente
drastically [ˈdræstɪklɪ] advdrasticamente


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