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catastrophically

/ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪkəli/ adv

In a catastrophic manner, or to a catastrophic extent; disastrously.

Word Origin From Greek 'kata-' 'down' and 'strophē' 'turning' — literally 'a turning down.' A catastrophe is a sudden overturning of events. Catastrophically means in a disastrous, overturning way. The root 'strophē' also gives us strophe (a turn in a poem) and apostrophe (a turning away).

adv In a catastrophic manner, or to a catastrophic extent; disastrously.

The earthquake catastrophically destroyed the entire city.

(副词) 灾难性地；毁灭性地；破坏性地

地震灾难性地摧毁了整个城市。

(adverbio) catastróficamente; desastrosamente; de forma catastrófica; de manera desastrosa [De manera catastrófica, o en grado catastrófico; desastrosamente.]

El terremoto destruyó catastróficamente toda la ciudad.

(adverbe) catastrophiquement; désastreusement; de façon catastrophique; de manière catastrophique [De manière catastrophique, ou dans une mesure catastrophique ; de façon désastreuse.]

Le tremblement de terre a détruit catastrophiquement toute la ville.

(Adverb) katastrophal; verheerend; desaströs [Auf eine Weise oder in einem Ausmaß, das katastrophale Folgen hat; verheerend.]

Das Erdbeben zerstörte die ganze Stadt **catastrophically**.

(副詞) 破滅的に；壊滅的に；悲惨なほどに。

地震は街全体を壊滅的に破壊した。

(advérbio) catastroficamente; desastrosamente; devastadoramente [De maneira catastrófica, ou em uma extensão catastrófica; desastrosamente.]

O terremoto destruiu catastroficamente a cidade inteira.

Synonyms: disastrously calamitously devastatingly ruinously tragically cataclysmically apocalyptically destructively Antonyms: fortunately beneficially favorably thankfully

Related words

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