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SEVERELY

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 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To a severe or serious degree

Example:

was seriously ill

Synonyms:

badly; gravely; seriously; severely

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

severe (intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Causing great damage or hardship

Example:

she was severely affected by the bank's failure

Synonyms:

hard; severely

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

severe (very bad in degree or extent)

Sense 3

Meaning:

With sternness; in a severe manner

Example:

peered severely over her glasses

Synonyms:

severely; sternly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

severe (unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment)

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 Context examples: 

Severely abnormal cells are found on the surface of the cervix.

(Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 3, NCI Dictionary)

This alteration in protein sequence severely decreases the enzymatic activity of the cytochrome P450 2C19*8 protein.

(CYP2C19*8 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

In this new study, the team compared the DNA of some 14,000 people –1,622 thin volunteers, 1,985 severely obese people and a further 10,433 normal weight controls.

(Slim people have a genetic advantage when it comes to maintaining their weight, University of Cambridge)

This alteration in protein sequence severely decreases the enzymatic activity of the cytochrome P450 2C8*8 protein.

(CYP2C8*8 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

These alterations in protein sequence severely decrease the enzymatic activity of the cytochrome P450 2C8*3 protein.

(CYP2C8*3 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

And this time he was beaten even more severely than before.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

This alteration in protein sequence severely decreases the enzymatic activity of the cytochrome P450 2E1*2 protein.

(CYP2E1*2 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

One was a dining-room, severely furnished and containing nothing of interest.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"It's not the first time, either," said the policeman, severely, shaking his head.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Cells of the uterine cervix that are moderately or severely abnormal and may become cancer.

(High Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Dictionary)