obliteratinglyadv.
/əˈblɪtəreɪtɪŋli/, U.S. /əˈblɪdəˌreɪdɪŋli/, /oʊˈblɪdəˌreɪdɪŋli/ So as to obliterate; destructively. Now also in hyperbolical use: immensely, devastatingly.
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the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adverb]
obliteratingly1843
1843 E. Jones Stud. Sensation & Event 138 He felt whole ages rolling o'er his life; Obliteratingly, ages rolled away.
1904 H. G. Wells Food of Gods i. iii. 56 He scarcely remembers the leap he must have made..so obliteratingly hot and swift did his impressions rush upon him.
1988 Guardian (Nexis) 6 Feb. The words he employs..are less obliteratingly ‘offensive’ to the demure.
2002 Village Voice (Nexis) 12 Feb. 66 The work of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari now seems equal to any in two generations. They contribute two obliteratingly great essays.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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