cataclysmically
adverb
literaryuk/ˌkæt.əˈklɪz.mɪk.li/us/ˌkæt̬.əˈklɪz.mɪk.li/in a way thatcausesa lot ofdestructionor asudden,violentchange:
Manywonderedhow themonumentaltwintowerscould betoppledsoeasilyand cataclysmically.
We need aninquiryinto what went so cataclysmicallywrong.
- By aliteralinterpretationof Plato'schronology, Atlantis wasdestroyedcataclysmically around 9500-9600 B.C.
- Set in anisolatedfarmingcommunity, theplotfocuseson aseriesofcharacterswhobecomecataclysmicallyconnected.
- So it was that we set off along apathwhich was to end so cataclysmically nineyearslater.
- Aprojectthat has beenourentirefocusfor ayearand ahalfhas been cataclysmicallyunsuccessful.
- During a cataclysmicallydestructiveevent, anobservantbystanderhappenedto be in therightplaceat therighttime.
Accidents and disasters
- accident
- accidental
- accidentally
- accidentally on purposeidiom
- an accident waiting to happenidiom
- calamity
- cataclysm
- cataclysmic
- catastrophe
- catastrophic
- disastrous
- disastrously
- dumpster fire
- emergency
- forest fire
- natural disaster
- non-emergency
- perfect storm
- post-accident
- snafu
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