life-changing
adjective
resulting in a major and usually positive change or reorientation of one's life (typically used of an experience that is eye-opening, awesome, etc.). Compare life-altering.
life-changingly
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a word derived from
life-changing.
Example Sentences
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Sometimes the results are life-changingly good — see Korean barbecue tacos — sometimes they are Cheetos cupcakes, which are not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2019
“In my years at SPARC, what I have learned isn’t always the same and it isn’t always life-changingly important, either. But it sticks with me wherever I go.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2016
A third of them I found to be great, with a handful quite life-changingly brilliant.
From BBC ● May 23, 2015
That restraint includes the moment in which young Turing receives life-changingly terrible news, yet pretends not to care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2014
“No. It’s just me. Please. This is extremely important. Like, life-changingly important.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
