Earthshaking
adj
adj ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Causing the earth to vibrate; very loud.
- 2 Of global consequence or importance.
Adjective
- 1 loud enough to shake the very earth wordnet
- 2 sufficiently significant to affect the whole world wordnet
Etymology
From earth + shaking as a calque of Ancient Greek ἐννοσίγαιος (ennosígaios), ἐνοσίχθων (enosíkhthōn).