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 Newcastle, he worked closely with senior management figures Dan Ashworth, Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi - so fitting into Manchester United's structure wouldn't be drastically different.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Once the build-out is complete in a few years, capital spending will drop drastically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Marc Tarling, an automotive designer who worked at Ford in Europe in the early 2000s, said the company hasn’t had a clear direction in a market drastically different from the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
It’s a bit more dangerous than having a baby at a younger age, but not drastically more worrisome.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
In recent months, their once somewhat-cordial rivalry had changed drastically.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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