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crashingly

crashingly

6.8
Very suddenly with a loud bang
  • adverb
  • /ˈkræʃɪŋli/
translation icon : estruendosamente
  • The plate fell off the table and landed on the ground with a crashingly loud noise.

Examples

  • The thunderstorm rolled in, with crashingly loud thunder shaking the entire house.

  • The car collided with the tree, and the impact was crashingly intense.

  • Business owners moved their jobs for a crashingly simple reason: people in China get paid one.

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Synonyms

explosively
vscrashingly
5 4.4

To do something very suddenly and with great force

focuses more on loud crashing noise and blunt force rather than blastlike intensity
crushingly
vscrashingly
1 7.3

A way that makes someone feel very sad and defeated

describes sudden loud crashing noise and physical force rather than abstract overwhelm
shatteringly
vscrashingly
1 7.9

In a way that makes people feel great shock or deep sadness

describes physical loud crash and sudden force instead of emotional shock
smash
vscrashingly
5.0

Happening with a sudden loud crash

has identical meaning but is the more common single word form
slam-bang
vscrashingly
  • Informal
8.6

In a sudden, loud, and forceful way

is sudden and forceful but not necessarily violent
slap-bang
vscrashingly
  • UK
8.5

Suddenly and loudly, causing a strong hit and surprise

is similar but emphasizes crashing noise rather than specific impact
thuddingly
vscrashingly
8.0

In a heavy, dull way that sounds like a thud

involves a sharper crashing noise and greater sudden force
joltingly
vscrashingly
7.8

In a sudden, rough way that shocks or surprises

involves loud crashing sound as well as sudden force

Antonyms

quietly
517 1.0

In a quiet way that makes little or no noise

gently
372 1.0

To do something with little force to avoid hurting or making noise

How Loud

crashingly
6.8
loudly
172 1.0
audibly
6 3.7
softly
95 1.0

Surface Forms

crashingly positive

Morphology

crashingly = crashing (transparent) = crash + ing + ly

The adverb is formed from the adjective 'crashing' (crash + -ing) with the regular adverbial suffix '-ly', and the sense referring to a loud crashing manner is a direct, literal derivation.

Etymology

Crashingly comes from crash, a word that copies the sudden, loud sound of something breaking or hitting. So crashingly means 'in a way that makes a loud crash' or 'with sudden force'.