in a way that causes a lot of damage and destruction 破坏性极大的；毁灭性的 America has become very good at fighting wars efficiently and devastatingly. 美国已经变得非常擅长于有效和毁灭性的战争。
in a very impressive and powerful way 给人印象深刻的；令人钦佩的；强有力的 a devastatingly handsome man 富有魅力的美男子 The play was devastatingly funny. 这出戏非常有趣。
used to say that a situation or fact makes you shocked and very sad Devastatingly, my mother died from cancer. 令人震惊的是，我的母亲死于癌症。