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devastatingly

/ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋɫi/ adv

In a devastating manner.

Word Origin Devastate comes from Latin de- 'completely' and vastare 'to lay waste' — so devastatingly means in a way that completely lays waste. The root vastare also gives us vast (huge, empty) and waste (to make empty). The PIE root *h₂wes- meant 'to empty, leave'.

adv In a devastating manner.

The hurricane was devastatingly powerful, destroying entire towns.

(副词) 毁灭性地；破坏性地

飓风破坏力极强，摧毁了整个城镇。

(adverbio) devastadoramente; de forma devastadora; arrasadoramente; arrolladoramente [De forma devastadora.]

El huracán fue devastadoramente poderoso, destruyendo pueblos enteros.

(adverbe) d'une manière dévastatrice; de manière destructrice; dévastatrice [De manière dévastatrice, avec des effets destructeurs considérables.]

L'ouragan était d'une puissance dévastatrice, détruisant des villes entières.

(Adverb) vernichtend; verwüstend [Auf eine verheerende oder zerstörerische Weise.]

Der Hurrikan war **devastatingly** stark und zerstörte ganze Städte.

(副詞) 壊滅的に、甚だしく破壊する様子で。

そのハリケーンは壊滅的に強力で、街全体を破壊した。

(advérbio) devastadoramente; de modo devastador; destrutivamente [De maneira devastadora.]

O furacão foi devastadoramente poderoso, destruindo cidades inteiras.

Synonyms: destructively ruinously tragically catastrophically disastrously calamitously powerfully overwhelmingly Antonyms: mildly gently beneficially constructively
Word parts: de + vast + ate + ing + ly

Common collocations

be verb to prep of prep so adv attractive adj in prep handsome adj effective adj by prep at prep have verb

Related words

devastate devastation devastator vastly vastness wasteful waster

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