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devastatingly

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dev·as·tate  (dv-stt)
tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates
1. To lay waste; destroy.
2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark.

[Latin dvstre, dvstt- : d-, de- + vstre, to lay waste (from vstus, empty, desolate; see eu- in Indo-European roots).]

devas·tating·ly adv.
devas·tation n.
devas·tator n.
Translations
devastatingly [ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋlɪ] ADV [beautiful] → irresistiblemente; [effective, successful, funny] → tremendamente
a devastatingly attractive womanuna mujer de un atractivo irresistible
a devastatingly simple solutionuna solución terriblemente simple
these missiles are devastatingly accurateestos misiles tienen una precisión devastadora
she demolished his arguments briefly and devastatinglydestruyó sus argumentos de forma lacónica y aplastante
devastatingly
adv (lit)vernichtend; (fig) attractive, effective, witty, funnyumwerfend (inf); accurate, frankverheerend; the author demolished these arguments devastatinglyder Autor machte diese Argumente total zunichte
devastatingly [ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋlɪ] adv (beautiful, funny) → da morire, irresistibilmente; (critical, scornful) → terribilmente
devastatingly [ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋlɪ] adv (beautiful, funny) → da morire, irresistibilmente; (critical, scornful) → terribilmente


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