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