Damagingly: meaning, definitions and examples

This adverb is often used to describe actions or comments that cause harm or bad effects, particularly in a manner that is detrimental.

• She spoke damagingly about her former colleagues
• The report was damagingly critical of the new policy

This word is suitable when referring to actions or things that cause harm or negative effects, often related to health or well-being.

• Smoking can affect your health harmfully
• The chemicals in the product act harmfully to the environment

Used to emphasize actions that cause physical or metaphorical destruction, often on a large scale or in a very harmful way.

• The fire spread destructively through the forest
• His destructively critical behavior led to the project's failure