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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The Strategic Imperative: Advancing Threat & Protective Intelligence Enterprise and executive security capabilities are drastically augmented when supported by mature threat and protective intelligence operations.
—Control Risks, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
By the Carter years, the Commission had become the Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which exists till this today, but whose regulatory powers the Trump Administration plans to drastically reduce.
—Time, 15 July 2025
That has been the case since 2011 when the Collective Bargaining Agreement changed, and subsequently drastically reduced the rookie salary scale.
—Omar Kelly
july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Among the things mentioned was Jones drastically outplaying Richardson and getting the Colts' starting job.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
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Control Risks, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
By the Carter years, the Commission had become the Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which exists till this today, but whose regulatory powers the Trump Administration plans to drastically reduce.
—Time, 15 July 2025
That has been the case since 2011 when the Collective Bargaining Agreement changed, and subsequently drastically reduced the rookie salary scale.
—Omar Kelly
july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Among the things mentioned was Jones drastically outplaying Richardson and getting the Colts' starting job.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
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 20 Jul. 2025.
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