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Definition of Crushingly
1. Adverb. In a crushing manner. "The team was crushingly defeated"
Partainyms: Crushing
Definition of Crushingly
1. Adverb. So as to defeat overwhelmingly. ¹
2. Adverb. So as to belittle; dishearteningly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crushingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crushingly
Literary usage of Crushingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Home Maker by Jane Cunningham Croly (1889)
"Party feeling waxed high, and the six little protectionists drew their skirts
away from contact with the little free trader and crushingly sent her to ..."