3
cuttingly(adverb, severely)
3
dryly(adverb, severely)
3
seriously(adverb, badly, severely, actively, truly)
3
solemnly(adverb, down, seriously, vigorously, earnestly)
3
unsmilingly
2
ascetically(adverb, severely)
2
starkly(adverb, severely)
2
angrily
2
bleakly(adverb, severely)
2
abruptly(adverb, severely)
2
acrimoniously(adverb, severely)
2
actively(adverb, down, seriously, vigorously, earnestly)
2
acutely(adverb, severely)
2
all joking aside(expression, idiom, adverb, seriously, vigorously)
2
astringently
2
badly
2
basely
2
coolly(adverb, severely)
2
frostily(adverb, severely)
2
keenly(adverb, severely)
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