[ adverb ]
■ causing great damage or hardship
e.g.)
・industries hit hard by the depression
・she was severely affected by the bank's failure
→
hard
,
severely
[ adverb ]
■ with sternness
■ in a severe manner
e.g.)
・`No,' she said sternly
・peered severely over her glasses
→
severely
,
sternly
[ adverb ]
■ in a stringent manner
e.g.)
・the laws are stringently enforced
・stringently controlled
→
strictly
,
stringently
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