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catastrophically en · ADV

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English catastrophic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English catastrophically From catastrophic + -ally.

Meanings

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 Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 79:

Forms

Translations (10)

ru катастрофи́чески (in a catastrophic manner) · eo katastrofe (in a catastrophic manner) · el καταστροφικά (in a catastrophic manner) · sv katastrofalt (in a catastrophic manner) · de katastrophal (in a catastrophic manner) · grc καταστροφικῶς (in a catastrophic manner) · fr catastrophiquement (in a catastrophic manner) · pl katastrofalnie (in a catastrophic manner) · it catastroficamente (in a catastrophic manner) · ka კატასტროფულად (in a catastrophic manner)