causing great damage or hardship; " industries hit hard by the depression"; " she was severely affected by the bank's failure"

In a severe manner; sharply; rigorously; painfully.

" Tommy," commanded Wade, severely, " don't you go down- river this season. – King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day

Their poor father suffered severely. – Viviette by William J. Locke

It became more difficult, therefore, for slaves to attend his meetings; the patrols whipped them sometimes even when they had passes, and finally a large number of the members were arrested and severely punished. – The History of the Negro Church by Carter Godwin Woodson

Then he said severely: " You ought to know better than take chances like that, Tom. – Left End Edwards by Ralph Henry Barbour

But Miss Prince's thoughts were pleased to take a severely practical turn: " I'm not in the least free," she answered cheerfully. – A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches by Sarah Orne Jewett

I had seen master whip his slaves a great many times, but never so severely as he did that spring before he died. – My Life In The South by Jacob Stroyer

" There is nothing next," said Sir Norman, severely, " until we have come to a proper understanding about this. – The Midnight Queen by May Agnes Fleming

I said severely: " What on earth are you doing here? – The Red Planet by William J. Locke

He had already severely condemned it in his valuable poem The Task. – The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) by Thomas Clarkson

Now, Marcel, Wallace began, severely, this case looks pretty bad for you. – The Whelps of the Wolf by George Marsh

In some of these cases, however, the vomiting is so persistent and so prolonged that the patient's nutrition suffers severely, and there seems to be danger of a fatal termination. – Psychotherapy by James J. Walsh

The latter was very often the case: and yet I will not judge them severely. – Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobé

The terrible ordeal passed through by this unhappy woman, had told upon her severely. – The Allen House or Twenty Years Ago and Now by T. S. Arthur

There is evidence that at least one, and probably a second, German was severely cut. – Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Kelly Miller

Paklin extended his hand, Mashurina looked at him severely and extended her own. – Virgin Soil by Ivan S. Turgenev