severely

Questions about severely

What does severely mean?

severely means "to a severe or serious degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in severely?

severely has 3 syllables: seve-rel-y. The stress falls on "rel". In IPA it is /səˈvɪɹli/.

What is another word for severely?

Close synonyms include badly, gravely, seriously, sternly, hard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is severely a common word?

severely 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.