devastatingly

devastatingly
dev·as·tat·ing·ly
[ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋli, AM -t̬ɪŋ-]
adv
1. (destructively) entsetzlich, furchtbar
\devastatingly cruel entsetzlich grausam
2. (overwhelmingly) wahnsinnig fam, schrecklich fam, unheimlich fam
a \devastatingly attractive man ein wahnsinnig attraktiver Mann
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['devəsteItIŋlɪ]
adv (lit)
vernichtend; (fig) attractive, effective, witty, funny umwerfend (inf); accurate, frank verheerend

the author demolished these arguments devastatingly — der Autor machte diese Argumente total zunichte

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adv.
verheerend adv.

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