severely

se·vere  (s-vîr)

adj. se·ver·er, se·ver·est

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. Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress: a severe pain; a severe storm.

6. Very dangerous or harmful; grave or grievous: severe mental illness.

7. Extremely difficult to perform or endure; trying: a severe test of our loyalty.

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[Latin sevrus, serious, strict; see segh- in Indo-European roots.]

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se·verely adv.

se·vereness n.

Synonyms: severe, stern¹, austere, ascetic, strict
These adjectives mean unsparing and exacting with respect to discipline or control. Severe implies adherence to rigorous standards or high principles and often suggests harshness: "Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his own works" (John Keats).
Stern suggests unyielding disposition, uncompromising resolution, or forbidding appearance or nature: "a man fatally stern and implacable" (George Meredith).
Austere connotes aloofness or lack of feeling or sympathy, and often rigid morality: Austere officers demand meticulous conformity with military regulations.
Ascetic suggests self-discipline and often renunciation of worldly pleasures for spiritual improvement: "Be systematically ascetic ... do ... something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it" (William James).
Strict means requiring or showing stringent observance of obligations, rules, or standards: "He could not be severe nor even passably strict" (W.H. Hudson).

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	severely - to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" badly, gravely, seriously
	2.	severely - with sternness; in a severe manner; "`No,' she said sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses" sternly
	3.	severely - causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure" hard

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severely

adverb

1. seriously, badly, extremely, gravely, hard, sorely, dangerously, critically, acutely the severely depressed construction industry

2. strictly, harshly, sternly, rigorously, sharply, like a ton of bricks (informal), with an iron hand, with a rod of iron They should punish these drivers more severely.

Translations

severely [sɪˈvɪəlɪ] ADV

1. (= seriously)

1.1. (with verb) [damage, disrupt, hamper] → seriamente; [limit, restrict] → severamente; [injure, affect] → gravemente
the competitors were severely tested by the conditions → las condiciones meteorológicas habían supuesto una dura prueba para los participantes

1.2. (with adj) [ill, disabled] → gravemente; [depressed, disturbed] → profundamente

2. (= harshly) [punish, reprimand, criticize] → duramente, con severidad; [look] → con severidad

3. (= austerely) [dress] → austeramente

severely [sɪˈvɪə^rli] adv

[punish, criticize] → sévèrement
They were severely punished → Ils ont été sévèrement punis.

[injured, ill] → sévèrement; [damage] → sévèrement
A fire had severely damaged part of the school → Un incendie avait sévèrement endommagé une partie de l'école.
Two people have been severely injured in a bomb blast in central London → Deux personnes ont été sévèrement blessées par l'explosion d'une bombe dans le centre de Londres.

severely

adv

(= gravely, badly) defeat, affect, damage, injure, disabled → schwer; disrupt, limit → stark; strain → schwer, äußerst; a severely ill child → ein schwer krankes Kind

(= strictly) punish → hart; criticize, reprimand → scharf; to be severely critical of something → sich äußerst kritisch über etw (acc) → äußern

(= grimly, seriously) → streng

(= austerely) dress → streng

severely [sɪˈvɪəlɪ] adv (damage, affect, injure) → gravemente; (criticise, speak, strain) → duramente; (punish, reprimand) → severamente; (test) → rigorosamente; (curtail, restrict, reduce) → seriamente
to leave severely alone (object) → non toccare mai (person) → ignorare completamente (politics) → non interessarsi assolutamente a

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severely [sɪˈvɪəlɪ] adv (damage, affect, injure) → gravemente; (criticise, speak, strain) → duramente; (punish, reprimand) → severamente; (test) → rigorosamente; (curtail, restrict, reduce) → seriamente
to leave severely alone (object) → non toccare mai (person) → ignorare completamente (politics) → non interessarsi assolutamente a