adverb
- in a way that is sudden, loud, and forceful; with a loud crash or impact
- in a way that is strikingly obvious or conspicuous
Usage: informal; often used to emphasize the intensity or obviousness of something
Usage: informal; used to emphasize how evident or unmistakable something is
Examples
- The cymbals crashed crashingly at the climax of the symphony.
- It was a crashingly obvious mistake that everyone noticed immediately.
- The door slammed crashingly shut behind him.
- Her silence was crashingly loud in the tense room.
- The stock market fell crashingly after the announcement.
- He made a crashingly bad first impression at the interview.