catastrophically

/ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪkli/
adverb
  1. In a way that causes great and sudden damage, suffering, or failure.
    • If the project fails catastrophically, the company could go bankrupt.
    • The storm hit the coast catastrophically, destroying entire neighborhoods.
    • The earthquake damaged the city catastrophically, leaving thousands homeless.
  2. To an extremely bad or disastrous degree; very badly.
    • The team performed catastrophically in the final game, losing 10-0.
    • Her diet plan backfired catastrophically, causing her to gain weight instead of losing it.
    • His attempt to fix the computer went catastrophically wrong, and it stopped working entirely.
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