Severely
Severely adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: the rescued mountain climbers were severely dehydrated
Thoroughly and severely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thoroughly" instead an adverb "Severely".
Thoroughly
Thoroughly adverb - With attention to all aspects or details.
Severely and thoroughly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Severely" instead an adverb "Thoroughly".
Nearby Words: thorough, thoroughness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and severely
- very and thoroughly
- greatly and severely
- greatly and thoroughly
- extremely and severely
- extremely and thoroughly
- really and severely
- really and thoroughly
- hard and severely
- hard and thoroughly
- particularly and severely
- particularly and thoroughly
- highly and severely
- highly and thoroughly
Both words in one sentence
- Even if you do it right, it will severely irritate your mouth and throat unless you chase it thoroughly.
Source: Gargle Blaster / Real Life -
Which has the ability to function normally after drinking approximately his own body weight in alcohol, which the severely alcoholic Polk thoroughly enjoys.
Source: Came Back Wrong - In D&D 4th edition, this aspect has been diluted severely, and even then, interbreeding (willingly or otherwise) is just one of the possible origins, since in many frontier lands man and orc have so thoroughly interbred that everyone's just a little half-orc.
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