drastically

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdræstɪkli/ UK /ˈdræstɪkli/ See IPA manual

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adv
in a way that has a strong or extreme effect

Prices fell drastically once the new supplier entered the market.

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1 adv · in a way that has a strong... severely extremely radically sharply dramatically substantially

Opposites

slightly mildly marginally

Word family

Related forms drastic

Etymology

From 'drastic' + '-ally'. 'Drastic' is from Ancient Greek 'drastikos' ('effective, vigorous'), from 'dran' ('to do, act').

drastikos Ancient Greek dran Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

# drastically

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈdræstɪkli
**IPA (UK):** ˈdræstɪkli

## Meanings
1. in a way that has a strong or extreme effect

## Examples
- Prices fell drastically once the new supplier entered the market.

## Synonyms
- severely
- extremely
- radically
- sharply
- dramatically
- substantially

## Antonyms
- slightly
- mildly
- marginally

## Related Forms
- drastic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: drastikos
- Root: dran

## Etymology
From 'drastic' + '-ally'. 'Drastic' is from Ancient Greek 'drastikos' ('effective, vigorous'), from 'dran' ('to do, act').

## AI Etymology
Drastically comes from 'drastic' + '-ally'. 'Drastic' is from Ancient Greek 'drastikos' ('effective, vigorous'), from 'dran' ('to do, act'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek drastikos and Ancient Greek dran. As an adverb, drastically means in a way that has a strong or extreme effect. The same family is visible in related forms such as drastic. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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