— meteorically , adv.
/mee'tee awr"ik, -or"-/ , adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of meteors.
2. resembling a meteor in transient brilliance, suddenness of appearance, swiftness, etc.: his meteoric rise in politics.
3. of or coming from the atmosphere; meteorological.
[ 1625-35; meteoricus. See METEOR, -IC ]