crushingly
1
7.3
- adverb
- /ˈkrʌʃɪŋli/
:
devastadoramente
- Disappointment, suddenly and crushingly, is all mine.
- crushingly expensive
Yes, it would be crushingly less interesting and very diminished.
- Yes, it would be crushingly less interesting and very diminished.
- Like this thing is puppy crushingly heavy.
Examples
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I mean, yeah, we've done stuff on Mythbusters that was crushingly tedious.
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Her eyes were too wide, her mouth too ready to smile, for me to say anything crushingly realistic.
Fiction book (1994) -
Because, A.S., it all moves so fast, crushingly fast.
Blog text (13) -
Yes, it would be crushingly less interesting and very diminished.
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And yet every day you run into systems that are crushingly holding on to status quo, are holding on to yesterday.
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The noise from her vacuum cleaner was crushingly loud, and I could hardly hear what I thought.
Fiction book (1997) -
It's crushingly boring.
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Then there's the crushingly predictable: "Are you absolutely sure that this is a good time to be scoring political points?
Blog text (8) -
It was crushingly expensive.
Blog text (20) -
The loss of her beloved pet was crushingly heartbreaking, leaving her in tears for days.
Synonyms
16
8.2
In a very painful or strong way
8
6.8
Very much in a way that is hard to describe
6
7.2
In a way that causes great harm, pain, or sadness
6
5.5
In a very bad or extreme way
6
6.2
In a very clear and strong way that people easily notice
4
7.4
In a way that causes very strong physical pain or deep worry
4
7.0
In a very bad way that shows poor quality or failure
3
6.0
In a way that is very shocking or frightening
3
6.7
In a way that causes great harm or damage
2
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
7.2
In a way that feels very painful or shocking
1
7.9
In a way that makes people feel great shock or deep sadness
1
8.4
To a very great degree
1
7.4
In a very strong way that is hard to resist
1
9.8
So great that you cannot find words to describe it
In a very great and dramatic way
In a very obvious or strong way
In a way that causes sudden big change or lasting harm
Antonyms
How Devastating
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crushingly comes from the simple word crush, which means 'to press or break something with great force', and the ending -ly turns it into 'in a ... way'. Imagine a heavy weight pressing down until something breaks, so when news or defeat comes crushingly it hits very hard and feels overwhelming or devastating.