Disastrously
//dɪˈzæs.tɹəs.li// adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a disastrous way. (Of the nature of a disaster; calamitously.)
"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."
Adverb
- 1 in a disastrous manner wordnet
Example
More examples"My hair was disastrously messed up."
Etymology
From disastrous + -ly.
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