apocalyptical

[uh-pok-uh-lip-tik]

a·poc·a·lyp·tic

[uh-pok-uh-lip-tik]
adjective
1.
of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
2.
pertaining to the Apocalypse or biblical book of Revelation.
3.
predicting or presaging imminent disaster and total or universal destruction: the apocalyptic vision of some contemporary writers.
Also, a·poc·a·lyp·ti·cal.


Origin:
1620–30; < Late Greek apokalýptikos, equivalent to apokalýpt(ein) to uncover, disclose (see apocalypse) + -ikos -ic

a·poc·a·lyp·ti·cal·ly, adverb
post·a·poc·a·lyp·tic, adjective
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apocalyptical

adjective
prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom [syn: apocalyptic
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