Megacatastrophic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Catastrophic on a very large scale. rare

    "“Fire has emerged as more and more a megacatastrophic risk like we saw with Katrina,” said Carole Walker, the executive director of Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association."

Example

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"“Fire has emerged as more and more a megacatastrophic risk like we saw with Katrina,” said Carole Walker, the executive director of Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association."

Etymology

From mega- + catastrophic.

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