SEVERELY

adv. 1 acutely, seriously, badly, dangerously, dreadfully; permanently, fully, entirely The accident left him severely handicapped 2 strictly, harshly, rigorously, austerely, oppressively, relentlessly, mercilessly, cruelly, brutally, savagely, inhumanly, tyrannically The boys were severely maltreated at the school 3 sternly, forbiddingly, dourly, gloweringly, gravely, seriously, grimly, unsmilingly, soberly, coldly, coolly, austerely Mrs Gladwin regarded me severely over the top of her pince-nez 4 stringently, punitively, harshly, onerously, grievously, painfully One is punished severely for the slightest infraction of the law 5 dangerously, acutely, critically, dreadfully, awfully; mortally, fatally, terminally I am afraid to say that your mother is severely ill 6 starkly, plainly, barely, modestly, austerely, ascetically, monastically, primitively, simply, crudely, sparsely, sparely The room is furnished a bit severely for my taste