Analysis Complete

severely

/ severely /
adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
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"
Pertains to:
dangerous grave grievous serious severe
adverb Sense 2
causing great damage or hardship
"industries hit hard by the depression"
"she was severely affected by the bank''s failure"
Pertains to:
severe
adverb Sense 3
with sternness; in a severe manner
"`No,'' she said sternly"
"peered severely over her glasses"
Pertains to:
severe spartan strict austere stern
Semantic Complexity
32%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
0
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution