devastatingly
3
6.7
- adverb
- /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋli/
:
devastadoramente
- Prompted by an economic crisis in Europe and devastatingly poor conditions in West Africa, the migration of West African Muslims to France was redirected to the US.
- devastatingly effective
- devastatingly accurate
- devastatingly bad
But her road to success is one of the most devastatingly misfortunate, tragic, heartbreaking roads I think we've ever heard travelled on this podcast.
- But her road to success is one of the most devastatingly misfortunate, tragic, heartbreaking roads I think we've ever heard travelled on this podcast.
Examples
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Whenever Sullivan wrote his parodies of classical forms, he did so for a wickedly funny and devastatingly appropriate dramatic reason.
Academic text (2000) -
"Cheating," though natural, is almost always devastatingly painful to a spouse when it's exposed.
Blog text (19) -
Never was a single smoking gun more clearly and devastatingly exposed.
Blog text (22) -
I think that the fact that this all took place so fiercely and devastatingly really is what gives this book power.
Blog text (20) -
So the final question is, why do people want to fall in love when it can have such a short shelf life and be devastatingly painful?
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They speak volumes about the devastatingly poor judgment exercised by both the spy and his Israeli handlers.
Academic text (2011) -
Although its effect on an individual woman may be devastatingly singular, the feminine script is constituted in multiplicity and contradiction.
Fiction book (1993) -
Now farmers suffer bankruptcy after being devastatingly sued by Monsanto for the cross-pollination of their non-GMO crops by neighboring GMO plants.
Blog text (14) -
The storm devastated the area, and the damage was devastatingly clear to everyone who arrived to help.
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After hearing the devastatingly sad news, she burst into tears and could hardly speak.
Synonyms
272
4.1
In a very bad or serious way
126
3.5
In a very bad or shocking way
80
4.3
In a way that causes a very large and sudden change
38
4.8
In a way that surprises or upsets people a lot
22
6.7
In a very violent and cruel way
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
7
7.2
In a way that causes very great harm or failure
6
7.2
In a way that causes great harm, pain, or sadness
6
7.4
To a very large degree
6
5.6
In a way that causes great harm or failure
5
6.5
In a way that is very frightening or very strong to show how serious something is
5
6.8
In a very cruel and shocking way
4
7.4
In a way that causes very strong physical pain or deep worry
3
4.2
In a way that causes harm or damage
3
6.0
In a way that is very shocking or frightening
3
6.7
In a way that makes people feel very afraid or shocked
3
2.9
In a way that is very strong or extreme
2
3.9
To a very high degree
1
7.3
A way that makes someone feel very sad and defeated
1
7.4
In a very bad or shocking way
1
7.2
In a way that feels very painful or shocking
1
5.4
In a way that has a strong effect on people or things
1
7.9
In a way that makes people feel great shock or deep sadness
1
4.3
In a way that causes damage or hurts others
1
8.4
To a very great degree
1
7.8
In a way that causes a lot of harm or loss
1
9.5
In a way that causes a very large violent change or disaster
1
7.4
In a very strong way that is hard to resist
1
4.4
In a way that causes harm or bad results
1
9.0
In a way that causes harm or damage
1
8.9
In a way that causes harm slowly without being noticed
1
6.7
In a way that is very strong or extreme
In a way that causes great harm or disaster
In a very great and dramatic way
In a way that causes sudden big change or lasting harm
In a way that causes great harm
How Devastating
Surface Forms
Morphology
devastatingly = devastating (transparent) = devastate + ing + ly
Formed by adding -ly to the adjective 'devastating', which is a clear adjectival derivative of the verb 'devastate'.
Etymology
Devastatingly comes from devastate, which once meant 'to make empty' or 'destroy' and shares the root vast, like the English word 'vast' meaning very large or empty. So, something done devastatingly causes great damage or a very strong harmful effect.