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Synonyms for severely
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : suh-veer |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈvɪər |
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Définition of severely
Origin :- 1540s, from severe + -ly (2). Colloquial sense of "excessively" attested by 1854.
- adv harshly
- I will not punish your fault so severely as Alcibiades ventured to hope.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Mr. Disraeli was severely sarcastic at the expense of the government.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- It censured Mrs. McKee severely for having been, so to speak, and accessory after the fact.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- "It is certainly unchristian," commented Mrs. Porter, severely.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- The 24th Punjaub Infantry on the left were the most severely engaged.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- But he did not retrace his steps in order to remonstrate with her severely in the street.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Lady Julia; do not blame yourself so severely for what has passed!
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- "Well, don't say I didn't warn you," Steve continued, severely.
- Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
- He was severely blamed in the press for parleying with an outlaw.
- Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
- Perhaps the outlaw realized at last how severely he had tried his friends' patience.
- Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
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