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

The media landscape has changed drastically since the creation of the FCC in 1934. —Editorial, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026

Batting averages can be swayed drastically one way or another in small sample sizes like that, but another alarming aspect of the Cubs’ woes with runners in scoring position is their strikeouts. —Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026

Griffel has seen this drastically change in his lifetime as an entrepreneur. —Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

India’s wedding industry has transformed drastically the past decade, fueled by Bollywood opulence, celebrity culture and social media spectacle. —Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drastically

• elastically
• fantastically
• sarcastically
• enthusiastically
• plastically