|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