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

His relationship with pop stardom has changed drastically over the years. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

But complex, long-term construction projects can change drastically, or face insurmountable roadblocks, over their development cycles. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

These are real people whose lives have been drastically affected by these cases. — Luke Burbank, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

The complication shows the moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with a 135-tooth driving wheel that drastically enhances accuracy, deviating by just one day every 122 years. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drastically

• elastically
• fantastically
• sarcastically
• enthusiastically
• plastically