Meanings
comparative more catastrophically · superlative most catastrophically
- In a catastrophic manner, or to a catastrophic extent; disastrously.
The graph of industrial development rose markedly in the last two decades of Tsarist rule; it fell catastrophically after the Revolution, and it was a long time before the various indices (some recovering faster than others) once again reached their pre-war levels and continued to rise.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 79
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek καταστροφικῶς
- καταστροφικῶς (katastrophikôs)in a catastrophic manner
Esperanto katastrofe
- katastrofein a catastrophic manner
French catastrophiquement
- catastrophiquementin a catastrophic manner
German katastrophal
- katastrophalin a catastrophic manner
Greek καταστροφικά
- καταστροφικά (katastrofiká)in a catastrophic manner
Italian catastroficamente
- catastroficamentein a catastrophic manner
Polish katastrofalnie
- katastrofalniein a catastrophic manner
Russian катастрофи́чески
- катастрофи́чески (katastrofíčeski)in a catastrophic manner
Swedish katastrofalt
- katastrofaltin a catastrophic manner
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catastrophically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catastrophically
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