adv. 25B6; adjective
he was severely injured : BADLY, seriously, critically; fatally; formal grievously.
she was severely criticized : SHARPLY, roundly, soundly, fiercely, savagely.
murderers should be treated more severely : HARSHLY, strictly, sternly, rigorously, mercilessly, pitilessly, roughly, sharply; with a rod of iron; brutally, cruelly, savagely.
she looked severely at Harriet : STERNLY, grimly, dourly, disapprovingly; coldly, frostily.
she dressed severely in black : PLAINLY, simply, austerely, starkly.