Standard Lemma guide

disastrously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /dɪˈzæs.tɹəs.li/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 Z AE1 S T R AH0 S L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a disastrous way. (Of the nature of a disaster; calamitously.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a disastrous manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the real value of the trust capital may be disastrously less than when the trust began

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English disastrous Middle English -ly English -ly English disastrously From disastrous + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desastrosament — in a disastrous way
  • Dutch: rampzalig — in a disastrous way
  • Galician: desastrosamente — in a disastrous way
  • Hungarian: katasztrofálisan — in a disastrous way
  • Portuguese: desastrosamente — in a disastrous way
  • Spanish: desastrosamente — in a disastrous way