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severely
 
Adverbial severely has 3 senses
  1. badly, severely, gravely, seriously - 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"
    Derived from adjective severe1
  2. sternly, severely - with sternness; in a severe manner; "`No,' she said sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses"
    Derived from adjective severe4
  3. hard, severely - causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"
    Derived from adjective severe6
severe acute respiratory syndrome severe combined immunodeficiency severe combined immunodeficiency disease severe criticism severe critism severe strict harsh severed severelly severely severeness severer severes severest severginity severing severite severities

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