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

But while the Bucks dragged their feet, the league overhauled its draft lottery, which could drastically change the trade value of first-round picks for the next few years. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

But the Europeans will face a far tougher test today and will need to drastically improve their performance. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 June 2026

Still, that far surpasses the 2015 deal, which only lifted some sanctions in exchange for Iran drastically reducing its enrichment and stockpile of uranium. — Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026

Still, that is far beyond the 2015 deal, which only lifted some sanctions in exchange for Iran drastically reducing its enrichment and stockpile of uranium. — Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drastically

• elastically
• fantastically
• sarcastically
• enthusiastically
• plastically