Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by cataclysms.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to a
cataclysm ; causing greatdestruction orupheaval ;catastrophic .
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- adjective severely destructive
Etymologies
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Examples
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Today we seem to have trouble picturing the future, except in cataclysmic terms or as the present gone worse ( "Children of Men").
What Happened to the Future that Science Fiction Promised Us? 2007
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Today we seem to have trouble picturing the future, except in cataclysmic terms or as the present gone worse ( "Children of Men").
May 2007 2007
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Life seldom deals in cataclysmic situations – at least on the surface.
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Never mind that the long-term cataclysmic effects of subtracting about tens of millions of young, strong people from Africa over the course of a couple of centuries is a large part of the reason why Africa now appears so distasteful to you.
SOHH Blogs 2008
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However, things are not perfect: There are sound problems on “Night Train” that can only be described as cataclysmic, and Trask glares at the soundman.
Chuck Klosterman on Rock Chuck Klosterman 2010
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However, things are not perfect: There are sound problems on “Night Train” that can only be described as cataclysmic, and Trask glares at the soundman.
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs Chuck Klosterman 2003
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However, things are not perfect: There are sound problems on “Night Train” that can only be described as cataclysmic, and Trask glares at the soundman.
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs Chuck Klosterman 2003
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However, things are not perfect: There are sound problems on “Night Train” that can only be described as cataclysmic, and Trask glares at the soundman.
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs Chuck Klosterman 2003
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However, things are not perfect: There are sound problems on “Night Train” that can only be described as cataclysmic, and Trask glares at the soundman.
Appetite for Replication Chuck Klosterman 2003
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Farmers are expected to receive about $479 million by 2012 for what the commission calls "cataclysmic and historic" losses.
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dbekeny commented on the word cataclysmic
WIZARD
...I -- ah -- on the contr -- -- Here --
Well, you force me into a cataclysmic
decision. The only way to get Dorothy back
to Kansas is for me to take her there myself!
June 10, 2010
monkeysisterdude commented on the word cataclysmic
this... is... my... FAVORITE WORD!!! :D
November 18, 2011