megacatastrophic en · ADJ
Etymology
From mega- + catastrophic.
Meanings
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(rare) Catastrophic on a very large scale.
“Fire has emerged as more and more a megacatastrophic risk like we saw with Katrina,” said Carole Walker, the executive director of Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association.
2007 June 26, Jesse Mckinley, “On Fringe of Forests, Homes and Fires Meet”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more megacatastrophic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most megacatastrophic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |