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 …—
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That discussion has shifted drastically today.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Such a small initial weighting shouldn't drastically alter someone's diversified investment holdings, advisers said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 June 2026
With rocketry, the company underbid competitors for launch contracts, implemented reusable boosters and drastically drove down the cost to fly to space.
—Morgan Brennan,harriet Taylor, CNBC, 12 June 2026
The still-green catwalker (who also landed Vogue that year) was correct in her assessment that life was about to change drastically.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Such a small initial weighting shouldn't drastically alter someone's diversified investment holdings, advisers said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 June 2026
With rocketry, the company underbid competitors for launch contracts, implemented reusable boosters and drastically drove down the cost to fly to space.
—Morgan Brennan,harriet Taylor, CNBC, 12 June 2026
The still-green catwalker (who also landed Vogue that year) was correct in her assessment that life was about to change drastically.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for drastically
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“Drastically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drastically. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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