shatteringly
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7.9
- adverb
- /ˈʃætərɪŋli/
:
devastadoramente
- After the betrayal, he felt a shatteringly deep sense of loss that he couldn't easily recover from.
- so shatteringly
Examples
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That may sound a little dodgy to you, so there's also the second assumption: that nothing world-shatteringly important will happen in the year 2211 (or the actual 1914 if this hypothesis is correct).
Blog text (11) -
Once in a while, however, his finely tuned brain seemed to skip the usual methodical steps and leaped straight to an insight so shatteringly perceptive that it sometimes scared him.
Fiction book (1997) -
And that book happened to be earth-shatteringly kick-ass.
Blog text (31) -
I am shatteringly shy.
Blog text (18) -
Shatteringly unsuccessful.
Blog text (12) -
You're the same person to me—an awesome, hilarious, earth-shatteringly real, incredibly brave, and awesome person.
Blog text (32) -
There is no one who can move from earth-shatteringly heavy screams to stunningly beautiful and intricate melodies as flawlessly as these amazing musicians.
Blog text (19) -
True, it might take an extra couple of people; true, it might initially not be so earth-shatteringly cheap that you feel you can forgo the opportunity of having someone else to blame and all those delightfully located yet content-free conferences.
Blog text (30) -
The news of her sudden departure hit him shatteringly, leaving him in complete disbelief.
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The documentary revealed shatteringly graphic images of the disaster, leaving viewers in shock.
Synonyms
38
4.8
In a way that surprises or upsets people a lot
17
5.8
In a way that is very shocking, too much, or rude
7
7.2
In a way that causes very great harm or failure
5
6.5
In a way that is very frightening or very strong to show how serious something is
5
4.4
To do something very suddenly and with great force
3
6.0
In a way that is very shocking or frightening
3
6.7
In a way that causes great harm or damage
3
5.1
In a way that makes people feel very sad
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9.2
In a way that makes people very surprised or impressed
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7.3
A way that makes someone feel very sad and defeated
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7.4
In a very bad or shocking way
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7.2
In a way that feels very painful or shocking
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8.2
In a way that shocks and feels out of place
1
6.9
In a very sharp, strong way that you notice immediately
1
8.1
In a way that causes strong emotional pain
1
9.5
In a way that causes a very large violent change or disaster
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7.2
In a way that causes a very big, sudden change in people or places
In a sudden, rough way that shocks or surprises
In a way that makes people feel very sad
In a way that makes people feel very sad and cry
In a way that causes sudden big change or lasting harm
In a very great and dramatic way
In a very obvious or strong way
In a very obvious way that gets attention
In a very strong, obvious way that is hard to ignore
Antonyms
How Shocking
Surface Forms
Morphology
shatteringly = shattering (semi-transparent) = shatter + ing + ly
The adverb is formed from 'shattering' + '-ly'; the emotional/intensive sense is a metaphorical extension of the verb, so learners may infer general intensity but not the precise nuance.
Etymology
The word shatteringly comes from shatter, which means 'break into many pieces'. A helpful way to remember the first sense is to imagine something so shocking it 'breaks' a person's calm or heart, so shatteringly describes an experience that is extremely strong and upsetting.