catastrophically

American  

[ka-tuh-strahf-ik-lee] / ˌkæ təˈstrɑf ɪk li /

adverb

1. in a way, to a degree, or with a result that is catastrophic.

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Example Sentences

The question for markets to consider is whether it will do so completely and catastrophically before private credit’s loans to those software companies mature.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

She said she has been openly critical of the Fire Department’s failure to pre-deploy firefighters amid forecasts of catastrophically high winds — and would have no interest in hiding such information.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

The Swiss want to know why their beloved devolved system, which many, perhaps complacently, believed to be near perfect, went so catastrophically wrong.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

All of which is catastrophically profitable for 10 companies that can actually deliver electrons.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

But because he lacks one very basic ability—the ability to mind-read—he can be presented with that scene in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and come to a conclusion that is socially completely and catastrophically wrong.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell