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catastrophically

catastrophically adverb: in a catastrophic manner, or to a catastrophic extent; disastrously.

Adverb

catastrophically (comparative more catastrophically, superlative most catastrophically)

  1. In a catastrophic manner, or to a catastrophic extent; disastrously.
    • The graph of industrial development rose markedly in the last two decades of Tsarist rule; it fell catastrophically after the Revolution, and it was a long time before the various indices (some recovering faster than others) once again reached their pre-war levels and continued to rise.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in...

Forms of catastrophically

comparativemore catastrophically
superlativemost catastrophically

Origin of catastrophically

From catastrophic + -ally.

Questions about catastrophically

What does catastrophically mean?
Catastrophically means in a catastrophic manner, or to a catastrophic extent; disastrously.
What part of speech is catastrophically?
Catastrophically is an adverb.

Words near catastrophically in the dictionary

  1. catastrophic kills
  2. catastrophic mortality
  3. catastrophic moult
  4. catastrophic moults
  5. catastrophical
  6. catastrophically
  7. catastrophin
  8. catastrophins
  9. catastrophisation
  10. catastrophise
  11. catastrophised

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