Cataclysmal

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    As noisy or destructive as a cataclysm.

    "That they have been exterminated by exceptional cataclysmal changes of the earth's surface has not been proved."

Adjective
  1. 1
    severely destructive wordnet

Synonyms

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banefulblackcalamitouscalamitouscataclysmiccataclysmic

Example

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"That they have been exterminated by exceptional cataclysmal changes of the earth's surface has not been proved."

Etymology

From cataclysm + -al.

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