disastrously
/dɪˈzæs.tɹəs.li/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a disastrous way. (Of the nature of a disaster; calamitously.)
Example Sentences
- "It has frequently been found that these [timber dry] docks have been incapable of successfully resisting this force, and in many instances the altars have been forced off, the sides of the entrance works have been forced inward, the bottom of the dock has been uplifted, and, where defects in the work have existed, an inflood of water once set up has resulted very disastrously and endangered the entire structure."
- "Mr. Dukakis charged that when it came to advising President Reagan on Iran, Mr. Bush was "disastrously and completely and unforgivably wrong.""
Etymology
Etymology tree English disastrous Middle English -ly English -ly English disastrously From disastrous + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈzæs.tɹəs.li/
Inflected Forms
more disastrously (comparative)
most disastrously (superlative)