severely
/səˈvɪəli/suh-VIR-lee
/səˈvɪɹli/suh-VIR-lee
Meaningin a severe way
Common meaning: very badly or harshly
- seversternLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1686 · scan
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinsevērus, -a, -um‘stern’
- Frenchsevere
- Englishsevere‘very harsh or serious’
- Englishformed in English from severeseverely‘very badly or harshly’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from severe + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SEVERE, p.542 · scan
Roots
- sevērus, -a, -um Latin “stern”
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