suicidally

adverb

su·​i·​ci·​dal·​ly

-ᵊlē, 

-ᵊli

: in a manner suggestive of, tending toward, or risking self-destruction or the destruction of one's own interests : self-destructively

the attack was … dangerous, almost suicidally so

—Frank Yerby

the ouzel … flies suicidally through a waterfall

—Irving Petite

a country suicidally weakening its economy

Word History

Etymology

suicidal + -ly

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