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CATASTROPHICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does catastrophically mean? 

CATASTROPHICALLY (adverb)
  The adverb CATASTROPHICALLY has 1 sense:

1. with unfortunate consequencesplay

  Familiarity information: CATASTROPHICALLY used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CATASTROPHICALLY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

With unfortunate consequences

Context example:

catastrophically complex

Pertainym:

catastrophic (extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin)


 Context examples 


The current worst-case scenario of sea level rise from Antarctica is based on the idea that cliffs higher than 90 meters would fail catastrophically, said Brent Minchew of MIT, a co-author of the paper.

(Antarctic ice cliffs may not contribute to ice-sheet instability as much as predicted, National Science Foundation)



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