ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Disastrously

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /dɪˈzæs.tɹəs.li/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Disastrously is an adverb meaning In a disastrous way. (Of the nature of a disaster; calamitously.).

Meaning

In a disastrous way. (Of the nature of a disaster; calamitously.).

Example Sentences

Mr. Dukakis charged that when it came to advising President Reagan on Iran, Mr. Bush was "disastrously and completely and unforgivably wrong."
It has frequently been found that these [timber dry] docks have been incapable of successfully resisting this force, and in many instances the altars have been forced off, the sides of the entrance works have been forced inward, the bottom of the dock has been uplifted, and, where defects in the work have existed, an inflood of water once set up has resulted very disastrously and endangered the entire structure.

Synonyms for disastrously

Depending on context, synonyms include apocalyptically, calamitously, cataclysmically, catastrophically, destructively, devastatingly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include catastrophically, disasterously, calamitously, disasterly, cataclysmically, devastatingly.

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