devastatingly
adverb
uk/ˈdev.ə.steɪ.tɪŋ.li/us/ˈdev.ə.steɪ.t̬ɪŋ.li/devastatinglyadverb(CAUSING DAMAGE)
in a way thatcausesa lot ofdamageordestruction:
Thebombplotwas devastatinglysuccessful.
Herbrainwas devastatingly andirreversiblydamagedin theaccident.
Dangerous and harmful
- adverse
- adversely
- apocalyptic
- bad actor
- be murder onsomethingidiom
- destructiveness
- detrimental
- devastating
- do more harm than goodidiom
- forbidding
- kiss of deathidiom
- malicious
- murder
- negatively
- not dosomeoneany favoursidiom
- rogue state
- suicidally
- troublesome
- unholy
- unwholesome
devastatinglyadverb(STRONG EFFECT)
in a way that makespeopleveryshockedandupset:
We've had some devastatinglybadnews.
Devastatingly,approximatelytwothirdsofpeoplewithmentaldisordersdo notseektreatment.
in a way that has a verypowerfuleffect:
强烈地Hisimpressionsarefunny,cleverand devastatinglyaccurate.他的模仿表演是有趣巧妙的,并且极为准确。
devastatinglybeautiful/powerful令人震撼的美丽/强大
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- affecting
- agonizingly
- arrogance
- baleful
- be cold comfortidiom
- distressingly
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egoism
- egomania
- impiously
- impiousness
- lacerating
- loftiness
- narcissism
- teary
- touching
- touchingly
- tragically
- traumatic
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