cataclysmic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English cataclysm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cataclysmic From cataclysm + -ic.
Meanings
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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.
2005, Edmund White, My Women, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2012:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most cataclysmic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more cataclysmic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cataclysmically · uncataclysmic · cataclysmic variable star · precataclysmic · postcataclysmic
Relateds
Translations (15)
gv co-leaystagh (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · ka კატაკლიზმური (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · ro cataclismic (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · cy trychinebus (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · es cataclísmico (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · ca cataclísmic (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · sv kataklysmisk (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · el κατακλυσμικός (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · nl cataclystisch (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · el κατακλυσμιαίος (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · de katastrophal (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · de dramatisch (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · eo kataklisma (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · it cataclismo (of or pertaining to a cataclysm) · de verheerend (of or pertaining to a cataclysm)