devastating
adjective
tending or threatening to devastate.
devastatingly
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a word derived from
devastating.
Example Sentences
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But instead, it spread wildly, devastatingly out of control.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Hortiz doesn’t want the Chargers, who devastatingly lost starting center Tyler Biadasz to a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury, to be as thin on the offensive line as they were in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
More devastatingly, he feels the commercialisation of the initiative overshadowed the deep, psychological work that is desperately needed for locals as well as "returning" members of the diaspora.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
We don’t have as many sensors in space, and the processes that trigger solar storms and make them devastatingly potent are much more complicated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Tsunamis would rise up and head devastatingly for distant shores.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
