Definitions
to a severe or serious degree
Word origin
From severe + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“After the first day they left her severely alone, their plea to their husbands, her uncompromising independence.”
“Meanwhile the Christian Church from these speculations has kept itself severely apart - as of course representing a unique and divine revelation little concerned or interested in such heathenisms[.]”
“Regular freight trains between Abergavenny and Merthyr were withdrawn on November 24, 1954, because it was found both practicable and more economical to send this traffic by less severely-graded routes.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Harshly”8 letters
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