CATASTROPHIC


Meaning of CATASTROPHIC in English

|kad.ə|sträfik, -atə-, -ēk also -ōf- adjective

also cat·a·stroph·i·cal -äfə̇kəl, -ēk- ; or ca·tas·tro·phal kəˈtastrəfəl

1. : of, relating to, resembling, or resulting in catastrophe

a time of catastrophic history — Herbert Agar

he has catastrophic energy — H.M.Robinson

a catastrophic depression — T.W.Arnold

lawsuits are rare and catastrophic experiences — B.N.Cardozo

2. of an illness : financially ruinous

• cat·a·stroph·i·cal·ly |kadə|sträfə̇k(ə)lē, -atə-, -ēk-, -li also -ōf- adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.