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

Other wineries in the region have also had to drastically restructure or upend their operations. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

After the sinking, rapid improvements to communication, safety procedures, and even forecasting have drastically increased shipping safety on the lakes. — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Their relationship with Charles has drastically improved, and the king might want to see them and their two young kids on Christmas. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 10 Nov. 2026

The biggest change in a woman’s body midlife that drastically alters how alcohol affects her? — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 9 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drastically

• elastically
• fantastically
• sarcastically
• enthusiastically
• plastically