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Ballistic

//bəˈlɪs.tɪk// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to ballistics. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, aerodynamic drag, gravity, and sometimes rocket power, without significant lift. comparable
  3. 3
    Very angry. comparable, slang

    "When he heard him lie about it, he went ballistic."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity wordnet

Etymology

From Latin ballista (“a military siege engine for throwing stones”) + -ic.

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