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Definition of devastatingly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

devastatingly

adverb
 
/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋli/
 
/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋli/
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  1. in a way that causes a lot of damage and destruction
    • America has become very good at fighting wars efficiently and devastatingly.
  2. in a very impressive and powerful way
    • a devastatingly handsome man
    • The play was devastatingly funny.
  3. used to say that a situation or fact makes you shocked and very sad
    • Devastatingly, my mother died from cancer.
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