drastically
Americanadverb
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so as to have a thorough or far-reaching effect; profoundly or radically.
Our everyday lives have been drastically altered by the huge number of innovations in medicine, transportation, communications, and more.
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extremely.
This school should be merged with others in the same locality, as the number of students studying here is drastically low.
Etymology
Origin of drastically
Example Sentences
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Drastically extending the preservation period and developing a new method for warming was a “crowning achievement” for the researchers, says Gloria Elliott, president and chief science officer for the Organ Preservation Alliance.
From Scientific American • Sep. 1, 2023
Drastically reducing emissions from fossil fuel combustion, the dominant energy source for our entire civilization, is indeed a daunting problem for which no single and painless magic bullet is at hand.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2018
Drastically increasing the number of species “would have major impact, I think,” he said.
From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2017
Drastically reducing emissions will slow the speed of the bus, but that’s insufficient.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2016
Drastically to cut down wages that have been raised by the power of monopoly would injure some workmen without materially helping others, and it would benefit chiefly the monopolistic employers.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates
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