catastrophically
/ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪkli/
adverb
- 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.
- 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.