Cataclysmic
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by cataclysms.
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adjective.
Of or pertaining to a
cataclysm
; causing great
destruction
or
upheaval
;
catastrophic
.
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adjective.
severely destructive
Word Usage
"Today we seem to have trouble picturing the future, except in cataclysmic terms or as the present gone worse ( "Children of Men")."
Equivalent
destructive
Etymologically Related
cataclysm
cataclysmic variable star
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
organismic
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
all-out
calamitous
catastrophic
climactic
concussive
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
baneful
black
calamitous
cataclysmal
catastrophic