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1 devastatingly
dev·as·tat·ing·ly[ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋli, AM -t̬ɪŋ-]1. (destructively) entsetzlich, furchtbar\devastatingly cruel entsetzlich grausama \devastatingly attractive man ein wahnsinnig attraktiver Mann* * *['devəsteItIŋlɪ]adv (lit)vernichtend; (fig) attractive, effective, witty, funny umwerfend (inf); accurate, frank verheerendthe author demolished these arguments devastatingly — der Autor machte diese Argumente total zunichte
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2 devastatingly
1) ( destructively) entsetzlich, furchtbar;\devastatingly cruel entsetzlich grausama \devastatingly attractive man ein wahnsinnig attraktiver Mann -
3 devastating
adjectiveverheerend; (fig.) niederschmetternd [Nachricht, Analyse]; vernichtend [Spielweise, Kritik]* * ** * *dev·as·tat·ing[ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ, AM -t̬ɪŋ]their hopes of winning suffered a \devastating blow ihre Hoffnungen wurden mit einem Schlag zunichtegemachtsb's \devastating wit [or humour] jds entwaffnender Witz [o Humor* * *['devəsteItɪŋ]adj1) (= destructive) consequence, war, attack, storm, disease verheerendto be devastating to or for sth, to have a devastating effect on sth — verheerende Folgen für etw haben
2) (fig) effect schrecklich; news niederschmetternd; criticism, report, attack, performance unschlagbar; defeat vernichtend; woman, wit umwerfend (inf)a devastating blow/loss — ein vernichtender Schlag/Verlust
to be in devastating form — in unschlagbarer Form sein
* * *devastating adj (adv devastatingly)1. verheerend, vernichtend (beide auch fig):a devastating diagnosis eine niederschmetternde Diagnose;2. umg toll, fantastisch3. umg umwerfend (Charme etc)* * *adjectiveverheerend; (fig.) niederschmetternd [Nachricht, Analyse]; vernichtend [Spielweise, Kritik]* * *adj.verheerend adj.verwüstend adj.
См. также в других словарях:
devastatingly — adv. Devastatingly is used with these adjectives: ↑effective, ↑handsome, ↑simple … Collocations dictionary
devastatingly — devastating ► ADJECTIVE 1) highly destructive. 2) extremely distressing or shocking. 3) informal very impressive or attractive. DERIVATIVES devastatingly adverb … English terms dictionary
devastatingly — adverb see devastate … New Collegiate Dictionary
devastatingly — See devastate. * * * … Universalium
devastatingly — adverb In a devastating manner … Wiktionary
devastatingly — adv. destructively, ruinously … English contemporary dictionary
devastatingly — dev·as·tat·ing·ly … English syllables
devastatingly — See: devastating … English dictionary
devastatingly — adverb see devastating … Useful english dictionary
devastating — devastatingly, adv. /dev euh stay ting/, adj. 1. tending or threatening to devastate: a devastating fire. 2. satirical, ironic, or caustic in an effective way: a devastating portrayal of society. [1625 35; DEVASTATE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
devastating — [[t]de̱vəsteɪtɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (emphasis) If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging. The city of Ormac took the full force of the winds and devastating floods... Affairs do… … English dictionary
