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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If you joined the party during the reign of the Twilight Singers, this won’t sound drastically different; if you ignored the Twilight Singers but were waiting to relive “Gentlemen,” too bad.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
But for a club accused of swinging too drastically from one approach to another season on season, there seems to be coherence between coach, tactics and players targeted this time.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
With its 20 hydrogen buses on the roads, Santa Cruz Metro is committed to the technology, he said, but the funding landscape has changed drastically.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
But volunteer rescuers refused to give up, even though the chances of survival drops drastically after 72 hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Two weeks ago, just days after his fourteenth birthday, Lon would never have believed his life could change so drastically or so fast.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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