detrimentally C1 Topic:Safety & Risk Freq #320443 Meanings 1 adv In a way that causes harm or damage. The drought detrimentally affected this year's crops. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that causes harm... harmfullynoxiously Etymology AI details From detrimental + -ly. Topics Safety & Risk Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # detrimentally **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **Frequency rank:** 320443 ## Meanings 1. In a way that causes harm or damage. ## Examples - The drought detrimentally affected this year's crops. ## Etymology From detrimental + -ly. ## AI Etymology Detrimentally is from detrimental + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means in a way that causes harm or damage. ## Topics - Safety & Risk - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown