|mēd.ē|ȯrik, -ētē-, -|är-, -ēk adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin meteoricus elevated, from Latin meteorus high, exalted (from Greek meteōros ) + -icus -ic — more at meteor
1.
a. : of, relating to, or dependent on the earth's atmosphere
meteoric phenomena
meteoric flowers
b. : derived from the earth's atmosphere — used especially of water
water precipitated from the atmosphere, meteoric water, which falls as rain or snow — P.G.Worcester
— compare connate 5, magmatic
2.
[ meteor (I) + -ic ]
: of, relating to or composed of meteors
meteoric shower
3. : resembling a meteor in brilliance, rapidity, or short duration
a young executive whose rise in his company has been meteoric — Modern Industry
the meteoric rise, temporary supremacy, and abrupt fall of this liberal coalition — P.R.Levin
the brief meteoric career of a Negro jazz musician — Jerome Stone
• me·te·or·i·cal·ly -rə̇k(ə)lē, -rēk-, -li adverb