devastatingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English devastating Middle English -ly English -ly English devastatingly From devastating + -ly.
Meanings
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In a devastating manner.
Grimsby doesn’t ever wound quite as devastatingly as Borat or Brüno, but it’s a vital, lavish, venomously profane two fingers up at Benefits Street pity porn and the social division it fosters.
2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ' Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most devastatingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more devastatingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |