Considerably vs Drastically - What's the difference?
considerably | drastically |
Significantly; to a degree worth considering.
To a drastic degree.
In a drastic manner.
* 1920 , America , volume 22, page 255:
* 1928 , The Atlantic Monthly , volume 141, page 558:
* 1933 , The China Critic , volume 6, page 428:
As adverbs the difference between considerably and drastically
is that considerably is significantly; to a degree worth considering while drastically is to a drastic degree.considerably
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- The situation has improved considerably .
- The situation is considerably better.
drastically
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- This recession has been drastically different.
- drastically reduced prices
- Lisa always wore shorts and a T-shirt, which clashed drastically with her brother's thick winter coat.
- It explains why a Democratic Congress foisted Prohibition on the country and a Republican Congress drastically legislated to enforce it, when ordinarily the two parties are only too anxious for any political stick to beat each other with.
- Seldom have democratic principles been so drastically enacted into law.
- A uniform marriage and divorce law must be drastically enacted by the Central Government and rigidly administrated by the higher courts.