APOCALYPTIC


Meaning of APOCALYPTIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ə - ˌ pä-k ə - ' lip-tik

Variant: also apoc · a · lyp · ti · cal \ -ti-k ə l \

Function: adjective

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 -)l ē \ adverb

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