Severely and Terribly

Severely

Severely adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: the rescued mountain climbers were severely dehydrated

Terribly and severely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terribly" instead an adverb "Severely".

Nearby Words: severe, severity

Terribly

Terribly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: I'm terribly sorry to bother you

Severely and terribly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Severely" instead an adverb "Terribly".

Nearby Word: terrible

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / The World is Still Beautiful Not only is she terribly anemic, even having a casual conversation tires her out severely, as Livi soon finds out.
  • Manga / Crayon Shin-chan The 18th movie, for example, shows that not terribly long after the present day, a meteor strike wipes out Tokyo as well as a large part of Japan and severely affects the climate, forcing surviving future inhabitants to constantly wear cold-weather clothing when outdoors.
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