meteoric

adjective

me·​te·​or·​ic ˌmē-tē-ˈȯr-ik 

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1

a

: of or relating to a meteor

b

: resembling a meteor in speed or in sudden and temporary brilliance

a meteoric rise to fame

2

: of, relating to, or derived from the earth's atmosphere

meteoric water

meteorically

ˌmē-tē-ˈȯr-i-k(ə-)lē 

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adverb

Examples of meteoric in a Sentence

a meteoric rise to fame

Recent Examples on the Web

The backdrop to this sudden policy shift is the meteoric rise of Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria's new president. —Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025

Given the meteoric rise of AI applications, the control tower may be ripe for full automation in the near future. —Adrienne Bernhard, Scientific American, 10 July 2025

Guyana’s Rise: Guyana’s meteoric rise from zero to over 600,000 barrels daily in just five years is one of the fastest production ramps in oil industry history. —Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025

Jacob Wilson’s meteoric rise for the Athletics earned him the starting shortstop job on July 15 at Triust Park in Atlanta. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for meteoric

• anaphoric
• metaphoric
• paregoric
• prehistoric
• pyrophoric
• boric
• chloric
• doric
• toric
• caloric
• dysphoric
• euphoric

Kids Definition

meteoric

adjective

me·​te·​or·​ic ˌmēt-ē-ˈȯr-ik 

-ˈär-

1

: of or relating to a meteor

a meteoric shower

2

: resembling a meteor in speed or in sudden and temporary brilliance

a meteoric rise to fame

meteorically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb