Definitions

severely

[suh-veer-lee] / səˈvɪər li /

ADVERB

harshly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acutely badly critically dangerously extremely firmly markedly painfully seriously sharply sorely sternly strictly

STRONG

gravely hard

WEAK

hardly intensely rigorously roughly with an iron hand

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mildly

WEAK

compassionately lightly

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When it is finished I'll read it to you and Mr. Harrison, and I shall want you to criticize it SEVERELY.

From Anne of the Island by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

severely

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