Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: severely
IPA transcription: [səv'ɪɹli]
Pronunciations of severely
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r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: badly, severely, gravely, seriously
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: sternly, severely
    Meaning: with sternness; in a severe manner; "`No,' she said sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses"
  • Synonyms: hard, severely
    Meaning: causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"
Usage examples
  • "Thank you!" said Jude severely.
  • "Marilla is not stingy, Davy," said Anne severely.
  • Sam had been tied up and beat many times severely.
  • "You don't act as if you were by times," said Aunt Jamesina severely.
  • "I do not know that the family can have any honor left," said Florence, severely.
  • 'You knew it must come to this, sooner or later, Toad,' the Badger explained severely.
  • The Boolooroo tells them whom to vote for, and if they don't obey they are severely punished.
  • Colonel von Gramm, of the 24th Posen Infantry, had suffered severely during this new development.
  • But they had fallen back unmolested, for the Federal army had been too severely punished to think of pursuing.
  • A piece of sharp iron entered the mouth, and severely pricked the tongue whenever the culprit attempted to move it.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hillary Clinton, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Schizophrenia, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Effects of Hurricane Ivan in the Lesser Antilles and South America, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hurricane Claudette (2003), License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mount Pinatubo, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hubble Space Telescope, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ezra Taft Benson, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Island fox, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Red vs. Blue, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, License CC BY-SA 4.0