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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"At the coldest temperatures, matter behaves drastically different from anything we have experienced," said Jason Williams, project scientist for Cold Atom Lab at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, which built the facility.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
Greenspan leaned against that view, arguing that improving productivity would allow the economy to ride out the growth without pushing prices drastically higher.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
At the least, Oracle is unlikely to drastically reduce the spending outlook.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Over the years, Ed’s views on God have changed drastically.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
How can we account for the fact that Microsoft has been so successful recently, while IBM, which was formerly successful, fell behind but then drastically changed its organization and improved its success?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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