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 Warriors have improved drastically offensively and defensively with Butler. —Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025

The majority of mattresses have a warranty, but again, these vary drastically by seller and brand. —Molly Higgins, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2025

Regulations are also currently unclear and vary drastically from location to location, leaving many guessing about the right ways to introduce new AI capabilities. —David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025

If they’re deprived of those payments, their lives are going to suffer drastically. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drastically

• elastically
• fantastically
• sarcastically
• enthusiastically
• plastically