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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The NFL’s drastically altered kickoff format grew out of spring football.
The topography, weather, cultures and other factors were drastically distinct from Old World norms, so managing cattle required something beyond the skill sets of Andalusian herders.
From Los Angeles Times
Co-director Christalyn Hampton says the burdens on these independent clinics have drastically increased as about 50 Planned Parenthood sites closed last year.
From Los Angeles Times
That means the remaining parent cannot drastically change the will as happened in my case.
From MarketWatch
The university's "materials library", which had different books, as well as textiles and fabrics, was also closed, meaning students' projects had to change drastically.
From BBC
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