APOCALYPTIC


Meaning of APOCALYPTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˌpä-kə-ˈlip-tik ]

adjective

also apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal -ti-kəl

Date: 1663

1. : of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse

2. : forecasting the ultimate destiny of the world : prophetic

3. : foreboding imminent disaster or final doom : terrible

4. : wildly unrestrained : grandiose

5. : ultimately decisive : climactic

an apocalyptic battle

• apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.