Adverb
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causing great damage or hardship
"industries hit hard by the depression"
"she was severely affected by the bank's failure"
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with sternness
in a severe manner
"`No,' she said sternly"
"peered severely over her glasses"
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to a severe or serious degree
"fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"
"badly injured"
"a severely impaired heart"
"is gravely ill"
"was seriously ill"