catastrophically C2 Topic:Safety & Risk Freq #59993 Meanings 1 adv In a way that causes a disaster or terrible damage. The bridge failed catastrophically during the storm. Etymology AI details From catastrophic + -ally. Topics Safety & Risk Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # catastrophically **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **Frequency rank:** 59993 ## Meanings 1. In a way that causes a disaster or terrible damage. ## Examples - The bridge failed catastrophically during the storm. ## Etymology From catastrophic + -ally. ## AI Etymology Catastrophically is formed from catastrophic + -ally. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include in a way that causes a disaster or terrible damage. ## Topics - Safety & Risk - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown