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cataclysmic

adj
/ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk/

Etymology

From cataclysm + -ic.

  1. derived from κατακλυσμός
  2. derived from cataclysmus
  3. borrowed from cataclysme
  4. suffixed as cataclysmic — “cataclysm + ic”

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a cataclysm

    Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.

    • It is believed that a cataclysmic impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
    • That’s why to be rejected in love was so cataclysmic: one had been judged and found wanting.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA