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apocalyptic.

Of or relating to an apocalypse:

11 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/UK
  1. Of or relating to an apocalypse: Revelatory; prophetic.

    not-comparable
  2. Of or relating to an apocalypse: Catastrophic; disastrous.

    figuratively · not-comparable
  3. Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).

    not-comparable
  4. Catachresis for apoplectic.

    not-comparable
    He was apocalyptically furious.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), from ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal, uncover”).

noun/əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/UK
  1. One who predicts apocalypse.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), from ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal, uncover”).

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