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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Before the system was overhauled in 2024, Piece by Piece and other providers drastically increased prices to command higher payments.
He says his mum and brother "explicitly asked the question about service charges", but they were reassured that they were unlikely to increase drastically.
From BBC
Less than a month ago, retailers seemed set to reap the gains of higher tax returns, but the war in Iran drastically altered that picture.
From Barron's
During that time, the price has been lowered drastically, with the most recent listing on Dec. 3 featuring a $21 million ask that was lowered to $19.99 million within weeks of it going live.
From MarketWatch
And even within the strait, there are particular challenges that convoys could struggle with -- for one, the narrowness of the channel drastically reduces the time a warship might have to stop an attack.
From Barron's
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