catastrophically

American  

[ka-tuh-strahf-ik-lee] / ˌkæ təˈstrɑf ɪk li /

adverb

1. in a way, to a degree, or with a result that is catastrophic.

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Example Sentences

That combination is most plausible if oil prices stay elevated, but not catastrophically so.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Her catastrophically timed and shockingly slow run in the event she usually owns dropped her two-woman U.S. team from first down to fourth place and straight off the podium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

She said she has been openly critical of the Fire Department’s failure to pre-deploy firefighters amid forecasts of catastrophically high winds — and would have no interest in hiding such information.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

All of which is catastrophically profitable for 10 companies that can actually deliver electrons.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

Besides that there were all kinds of environmental worries—that salinity levels below the dam would rise catastrophically, for example, devastating the ecology lower down, not least the valuable oyster beds of Delaware Bay.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson