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drastically /ˈdrastɪkli /adverb1In a way that is likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect: now her fortunes have changed drastically management layers will be drastically reduced...- The number of films being made - particularly entertainment films - dropped drastically.
- At the same time, the traditional industries of fishing and lobstering declined drastically as marine wildlife disappeared from the harbor.
- By the end of 1999 its economy had shrunk by 7 per cent and the unemployment ratio had increased drastically.
1.1 [as submodifier] Extremely; very: the ending was drastically different from what I’d expected...- It didn't take a master brewer to see that something was drastically wrong.
- It tastes good, but makes you feel drastically fat.
- When her husband's year-end settlement was given to him, Mary Smith realized that the amount was drastically insufficient.
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