Definition of devastatingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

beautyextremely beautiful or impressive

The model looked devastatingly gorgeous on the runway.

gorgeously

stunningly

extreme impactin a manner that causes extreme destruction or emotional damage

The earthquake devastatingly destroyed much of the town.

catastrophically

destructively

ruinously

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Origin of devastatingly

Latin, devastare (to lay waste)

Examples of devastatingly in a sentence

His performance was devastatingly brilliant on stage.
The loss affected him devastatingly.
The storm hit the town devastatingly.

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French:d'une beauté ravageuse, de façon dévastatrice, ...
German:umwerfend, verheerend, ...
Italian:incredibilmente, devastantemente, ...
Spanish:extremadamente hermosa, devastadoramente, ...
Portuguese:arrasadoramente, devastadoramente, ...
Chinese:美得惊人, 毁灭性地, ...
Japanese:圧倒的に, 壊滅的に, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ مُذْهِلٍ, بِشَكْلٍ مُدَمِّرٍ, ...
Hebrew:בְּאוֹפֶן מַהְמֵם, בְּאֹופֶן הַרְסָנִי, ...
Russian:потрясающе, разрушительно, ...
Ukrainian:приголомшливо, нищівно, ...
Hindi:बेहद सुंदर, विनाशकारी ढंग से, ...
Bengali:অত্যন্ত সুন্দরভাবে, ধ্বংসাত্মকভাবে, ...
Catalan:devastadorament, ...
Czech:oslnivě, zničujícím způsobem, ...
Danish:betagende, ødelæggende, ...
Dutch:verbluffend, verwoestend, ...
Greek:εκθαμβωτικά, καταστροφικά, ...
Hungarian:elbűvölően, pusztítóan, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងស្រស់ស្អាតគួរឱ្យភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល, យ៉ាងបំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញ, ...
Korean:매우 아름답게, 파괴적으로, ...
Persian:بسیار, ویرانگرانه, ...
Polish:niesamowicie, niszczycielsko, ...
Portuguese (BR):incrivelmente, devastadoramente, ...
Romanian:uluitor de, devastator, ...
Swedish:förödande, katastrofalt, ...
Thai:น่าทึ่ง, อย่างรุนแรงเสียหาย, ...
Turkish:büyüleyici derecede, yıkıcı bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:cực kỳ lộng lẫy, tàn khốc, ...

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