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cataclysmic
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As an adjective, cataclysmic means of or pertaining to a cataclysm.
Meanings of cataclysmic
2 meaningsadjective
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.”
Severely destructive
“cataclysmic nuclear war”
“a cataclysmic earthquake”
Similar: cataclysmal
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: severely destructive
cataclysmal
Words that rhyme with cataclysmic
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