1 causing a lot of damage and destruction:
a devastating explosion / fire / cyclone * Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean. * He received devastating injuries in the accident. * It will be a devastating blow to the local community if the factory closes.
2 extremely shocking to a person:
the devastating news that her father was dead
3 impressive and powerful:
his devastating performance in the 100 metres * Her smile was devastating. * a devastating attack on the President's economic record
devastatingly adverb:
a devastatingly handsome man * The play was devastatingly funny.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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This entry for devastating is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is devastating a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, devastating is tagged as adjective.
Does devastating appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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