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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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
Why has job motivation among women, especially young women, been dropping so drastically as of late?
—Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
Nearly 40 years later, journalism in Washington is drastically different.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
The screen is said to drastically reduce reflections, even more so than screens with conventional anti-glare coating technologies.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 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 28 Apr. 2026.
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