# severely

Pronunciation: US say "suh-VEER-lee" /səˈvɪɹli/; UK say "si-VEER-lee" /sɪˈvɪəli/

## Adverb

1. In a harsh, intense, or serious manner; to a great or damaging degree.
   - Simple: In a way that is very harsh, serious, or bad.
   - _The patient was severely injured in the highway crash._
   - _The committee severely criticized the company's handling of the spill._

## Origin

Formed from the adjective "severe" combined with the adverb-forming suffix "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/severely (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).