me ‧ te ‧ or ‧ ic /ˌmiːtiˈɒrɪk◂ $ -ˈɔːrɪk, -ˈɑːrɪk/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . happening very suddenly and quickly:
her meteoric rise from dancer to professional actress
The company has experienced meteoric growth.
The scandal ended his meteoric political career.
2 . technical from a ↑ meteor :
meteoric iron
—meteorically /-kli/ adverb :
His career faded as meteorically as it grew.