drastically
adverb
dras·ti·cal·ly
ˈdra-sti-k(ə-)lē 
: in a drastic manner : severely or seriously
The industry has changed drastically over the last 30 years.
This … car will allow you to drastically reduce the amount of time (and money) spent pumping gas …—
Jim Motavelli
Jim MotavelliSome of those plants … are native species present before humans drastically altered the land.—Peter Del Tredici
Peter Del TrediciExamples of drastically in a Sentence
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Some county doctors, who as government employees can see all their colleagues’ salaries online, have wondered how a fellow physician could so drastically outearn them year after year.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Messi’s playing status heading into each game is monitored closely by the gambling sites, as the odds change drastically depending on whether he is expected to play.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
The other two categories, Plantation and Seagrass, sit right on the water, but have drastically different affects.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
In addition, Tesla has drastically scaled back its hiring plans.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
More on South Korea Standoff With Doctors: The health care system has been in disarray because thousands of doctors walked off the job after the government proposed to drastically increase medical school admissions.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Remember to pack layers Because Sedona is a desert town, expect temperatures to drop drastically at night.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
Our skin texture smoothed out drastically and our scars lightened up.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
But in 2015, Iran struck a nuclear deal with world powers which greatly reduced and drastically lowered the purity of Tehran’s stockpile of enriched uranium.
—Mehdi Fattahi, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Messi’s playing status heading into each game is monitored closely by the gambling sites, as the odds change drastically depending on whether he is expected to play.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
The other two categories, Plantation and Seagrass, sit right on the water, but have drastically different affects.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
In addition, Tesla has drastically scaled back its hiring plans.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
More on South Korea Standoff With Doctors: The health care system has been in disarray because thousands of doctors walked off the job after the government proposed to drastically increase medical school admissions.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Remember to pack layers Because Sedona is a desert town, expect temperatures to drop drastically at night.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
Our skin texture smoothed out drastically and our scars lightened up.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
But in 2015, Iran struck a nuclear deal with world powers which greatly reduced and drastically lowered the purity of Tehran’s stockpile of enriched uranium.
—Mehdi Fattahi, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
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“Drastically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drastically. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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