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severely English

Meaning severely meaning

What does severely mean?

severely

(= badly, gravely, seriously) to a severe or serious degree fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated badly injured a severely impaired heart is gravely ill was seriously ill (= sternly) with sternness; in a severe manner 'No,' she said sternly peered severely over her glasses (= hard) causing great damage or hardship industries hit hard by the depression she was severely affected by the bank's failure

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Simple sentences

He must be severely punished.
The government punished them severely.
The principal severely reproved the students whenever they made a mess in the hallway.
I found a bird whose wing was severely damaged.
Three persons were killed and ten were severely or slightly injured in the railway accident.
The teacher scolded his students severely.
Since then, his faith has been severely shaken.
This scandal has severely damaged the public image of our company.
The severely injured man was dead on arrival at the hospital.
He criticized his rival severely.
He severely criticized the mayor.
All life support systems have been severely damaged.
We must punish him severely.
She must be severely punished.
Our ship is severely damaged.
The stock market is severely depressed.
Do not punish the girl severely; go easy on her.
Tom was beaten severely.
Tom was severely beaten.
Tom had been severely beaten.

Movie subtitles

I will censure them severely.
He shall be punished, and most severely.
He wanted my gold, but I punished him severely.
Your Majesty wanted to punish that rascal more severely.
I was severely frostbitten a moment ago.
Trespassers will be severely punished!
Violators will be severely punished.
For which he will be severely reprimanded when he returns.
Has anyone told you that you overplay your various roles rather severely?
He was beaten severely and given latrine duty.
He will be caught. He'll be brought back and severely punished.
Mr. Hench, you will consider yourself severely reprimanded.
Carmen was severely overweight.
I saw you dragging that poor girl before she was so severely tortured.
I must blame myself severely.
My ambition to see civilization move westward on tracks of steel has been severely criticized by elements of the press and even on the floor of Congress.
Who merely wanted 160 acres for a homestead. Was run off and severely wounded By parties unknown.
In front of your comrades, who judge you severely.
And aRer that, my master had beaten me so severely that since then I've been dreaming only of being chastised.
It looks like a severely fractured base to me.
He will be found and severely punished.
It is a stranger here, blind, and severely wounded.
Has anyone ever told you that you overplay your various roles rather severely Mr.Kaplan?
I couldn't be more severely punished for my defeat.
In many areas, dense fog severely hampers vítal operatíons.
I could punish you severely, Malva.
Stiles reacts pretty severely to Scott becoming a werewolf.
Spoke severely to nurse.
Gentlemen, our interests are about to be severely jeopardized. by the short-sighted policy of some countries.
He ought to be dealt with very severely.
We'll all be severely punished.
Do not judge your mother severely.
If anyone is found defective the owner will be severely punished!
Sisters, one of you has sinned gravely. and I must punish her severely.
Fortunately, the spine wasn't severely damaged and I'm quite sure there won't be any paralysis.

News and current affairs

Without mutual trust, economic activity is severely constrained.
China, for example, would lose from an attack that severely damaged the American economy, and vice versa.
Their growth potential need not be severely affected as long as the implications of this new world for domestic and international policies are understood.
Perhaps half of the children are severely underweight.
Meanwhile, unsustainable budget deficits and public debt in most advanced economies have severely limited the scope for further fiscal stimulus.
Second, the financial system - both banks and non-bank institutions - is severely damaged.
Experiments on great apes are now either banned or severely restricted in New Zealand, Australia, and Japan.
Ukraine suffers from the sharp drop in global demand and trade, severely undermining its steel industry.
At the same time, the fact that police agents must intervene in places with which they are not familiar severely impedes their effectiveness.
I submit that in the not-so-distant future, moral, social, and political support for capitalism will be severely tested as would-be egalitarian health systems face ever-rising costs.
If we continue with business as usual, we will end up destroying a vast amount of marine life, severely damaging the food chains on which we rely.
The progressive social experiment has gone so severely off-track that the state cannot even dependably provide essential services, from courts to education, for the most needy.
Finally, the difficulties of implementing many of the institutional reforms under discussion are severely underestimated.
As a result, banks distrust one another and have mostly stopped lending to each other, which jeopardizes economic activity by severely reducing the availability of credit to businesses.
The housing sector has started to recover over the past five quarters, but from such a severely depressed level that its growth has had little impact on the overall economy.
Despite the relatively costless overthrow of the Qaddafi regime, America's prolonged interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq have severely strained the public's tolerance for an active foreign policy.
As a result, Britain could not serve as a bridge between a doubtful Europe and a belligerent US, as Blair believed, and Britain's capacity to be a force for good on the world stage was severely damaged.
By exiting the EU, the UK would severely damage its economic interests, losing both the single market and London's role as a financial center.

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