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Meaning of 'devastating' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Devastating [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Devastate

Meaning of 'devastating' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . devastating [ s]
Meaning (1):
- physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
Example in sentence:
  • a crushing blow;
  • a crushing rejection;
  • bone-crushing
Meaning (2):
- wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
Example in sentence:
  • a devastating hurricane;
  • possessing annihilative power;
  • the guns opened a withering fire
Meaning (3):
- making light of
Example in sentence:
  • a devastating portrait of human folly;
  • afire with annihilating invective;
  • to compliments inflated I've a withering reply

Nearby Words:

dev deva devanagari devaporation devast devastate devastated devastation devastator devastavit

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