disastrously

adverb

Definition of disastrouslynext
as in horribly

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Recent Examples of disastrously However, enforcement – both statewide and nationally – is disastrously underresourced. — David Michaels, The Conversation, 18 June 2026 His high point will be long forgotten, disastrously undone by his successor to plunge the world into recession, if not depression. — Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026 Their lives shift gears when a mysterious figure from Judith’s past resurfaces and a mission goes disastrously wrong. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 For a group of girls who wanted nothing more than to become doting wives and smiling mothers, the year could not have gone more disastrously. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026 The growth of extremes, if unchecked, could lead to the kind of politics that disastrously poisoned the 1930s. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Baran and others at RAND were working on national security issues, including what to do about its disastrously fragile communications system. — Laura Isensee, Scientific American, 18 May 2026 The 42-year-old Dos Santos' first MMA bout since 2024 ended disastrously when Despaigne caught him with a three-punch combo that left Dos Santos senseless on the canvas. — ABC News, 16 May 2026 Winter's disastrously low snowfall could further complicate an already-audacious plan to refill the dying Great Salt Lake in time for the 2034 Winter Olympics in Utah. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disastrously
  1. horribly
  2. terribly
  3. dreadfully
  4. awfully
  5. abysmally
  6. poorly
  7. atrociously
  8. horrendously
Adverb
  • Another young woman shares footage of her experience getting lip filler that ended up going horribly wrong.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Social Democrats, led by Kurt Schumacher, a prickly figure who had suffered horribly for resisting the Nazis, were mistrustful of the United States and hoped to reunify Germany as a neutral state at the center of Europe.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of horribly
Adverb
  • The five per cent is for if things go terribly wrong and Liverpool have no choice but to change.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Supporters of the bill say that type of restriction is terribly outdated.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • Made from 100 percent cotton, this lightweight number is extremely soft and a great option for dreadfully hot days.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Part slasher parody, part meta commentary on the structure of horror movies, and fully riotous, Behind the Mask is a dreadfully under-appreciated contribution to the subgenre that would have made for a terrific franchise.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Definition of dreadfully
Adverb
  • For a few minutes at the end of the night, though, that fantasy became awfully convincing.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2026
  • That feels awfully low for Neto, who’d be in a much better position coming off his 2024 or 2025 seasons than this 2026.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of awfully
Adverb
  • In practice, this meant that the state set abysmally low standards for what students should learn to advance and graduate.
    — Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Reports on abysmally low rates of recycling for milk cartons and polystyrene had been widely shared even before that.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of abysmally
Adverb
  • As poorly as the Carolina Panthers’ offense looked during Wednesday’s joint practice with the Houston Texans, Bryce Young took some solace in the fact that the performance came in a practice setting.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Sumrall’s team doesn’t have to be perfect, just can’t look undiscplined and poorly coached.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of poorly
Adverb
  • That pattern stayed broadly consistent last season, when Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur’s goalkeepers performed badly, but not atrociously.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of atrociously
Adverb
  • The less said about Bryan’s horrendously gauche fuchsia-and-gold dress with puffy armholes and halter neck the better.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • Too little regulation could allow the unleashing of devilish AI that might wipe us out or at least be horrendously destructive.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of horrendously

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“Disastrously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disastrously. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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