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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Each was the top scorer on their former squads — Washington State and Utah, respectively — and have taken on drastically different roles as arguably the fourth and fifth pieces of this Bruins team.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
Before the system was overhauled in 2024, Piece by Piece and other providers drastically increased prices to command higher payments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
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 • Mar. 18, 2026
Meta’s reported layoffs could drastically reshape how companies approach hiring, according to Thill.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
They had demonstrated remarkable success in moving into and adjusting to various habitats, but they did so without drastically changing those habitats.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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