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   dev·as·tat·ing

   /ˈdevəˌstādiNG/

   adjective

   • 1. highly destructive or damaging: "a devastating cyclone struck Bangladesh" Similar destructiveruinousdisastrouscatastrophiccalamitouscataclysmicperniciousnoxiousharmfuldamaginginjurioushurtfulwoundingviolentdetrimentaldeleteriousdisadvantageousravagingcripplingsavagefiercebrutaldangerousfataldeadlylethaldeath-dealing
   • ▪ causing severe shock, distress, or grief: "the news came as a devastating blow" Similar shatteringshockingtraumaticoverwhelmingcrushingextremely upsettingdistressingseveresavageterriblevery greatinformal:gut-wrenching
   • ▪ extremely impressive or effective: "she had a devastating wit" Similar gorgeousstunningglamorousdazzlingravishingstrikingbeautifullovelycaptivatingbewitchingbeguilingengagingcharmingcharismaticenchantingappealingarrestingdelightfulirresistibledesirableluscioussexysexually attractiveseductivealluringinformal:fanciablebeddabletastyhotknockoutdrop-dead gorgeousout of this worldeasy on the eyefitsmashingcutefoxyspunkyliterary:beauteousarchaic:takingwell favoredcomelyfairrare:sightlypulchritudinousincisivehighly effectivepenetratingcuttingmordanttrenchantwitheringblisteringsearingscathingscorchingfierceferocioussavageseverestingingbitingvirulentcausticvitriolicscornfulsharpbitteracidharshunsparingrare:mordacious

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