drastically

1. 1.

   in a drastic manner

Questions about drastically

What does drastically mean?

drastically means "in a drastic manner".

How many syllables are in drastically?

drastically has 3 syllables: dras-tical-ly. The stress falls on "dras". In IPA it is /ˈdɹæstɪkli/.

Is drastically a common word?

drastically is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.