apocalyptic
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adjective \ə-ˌpä-kə-ˈlip-tik\Definition of APOCALYPTIC
1
: of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
2
: forecasting the ultimate destiny of the world : prophetic
3
: foreboding imminent disaster or final doom : terrible
4
: wildly unrestrained : grandiose
5
: ultimately decisive : climactic <an apocalyptic battle>
— apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See Variants of APOCALYPTIC
apoc·a·lyp·tic also apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\
Examples of APOCALYPTIC
- No one listened to her apocalyptic predictions.
- a less apocalyptic view of the future
- the apocalyptic destruction of the world
First Known Use of APOCALYPTIC
1663
Related to APOCALYPTIC
- Synonyms
- climactic (also apocalyptical), climacteric
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