desolatingly

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adverb

So as to cause desolation.

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Meanings

adverbdesolatingly (comparative more desolatingly, superlative most desolatingly)

comparative more desolatingly · superlative most desolatingly

  1. So as to cause desolation.

    In his absence, I think, she found herself desolatingly alone, though this was never acknowledged, but covered up by her 'affable' façade.

    1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

Origin

From desolating + -ly.

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APA

desolatingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desolatingly

MLA

“desolatingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desolatingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desolatingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desolatingly.

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