1. in a way that is overwhelming, devastating, or extremely burdensome
Usage: commonly used to describe emotional impact or difficult circumstances
2. with great force or pressure; in a way that crushes or compresses
Usage: physical sense, less common than emotional sense

Examples

• The news of her failure was crushingly disappointing to her family.
• He felt crushingly lonely after moving to a new city.
• The team lost crushingly in the championship game, 0-7.
• The weight of debt was crushingly heavy on his shoulders.
• She spoke with a crushingly honest assessment of his performance.
• The evidence against him was crushingly clear.