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

Some of those plants … are native species present before humans drastically altered the land.

—Peter Del Tredici

Examples of drastically in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meghan Markle’s relationship with Princess Eugenie has changed drastically over the years, and recent drama has only made things more tense. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026

As important as some of the messages in The Social Reckoning are, the movie has been drastically underperforming at the box office. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026

The opportunity to study both cuts side by side is invaluable for Kubrick enthusiasts — and instructive for film students interested in examining what drastically different effects the same footage can yield. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Burbank currently handles between 70 and 85 flights per day, and that number is unlikely to change drastically, at least for now. — Annita Katee, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drastically

• elastically
• fantastically
• sarcastically
• enthusiastically
• plastically