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meteoric

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me⋅te⋅or⋅ic

  [mee-tee-awr-ik, -or-]
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–adjective
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.
Origin:
1625–35; < ML meteōricus. See meteor, -ic

Related forms:
me⋅te⋅or⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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me·te·or·ic   (mē'tē-ôr'ĭk, -ŏr'-)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or formed by a meteoroid.

  2. Of or relating to the earth's atmosphere.

  3. Similar to a meteor in speed, brilliance, or brevity: a meteoric rise to fame.

me'te·or'i·cal·ly adv.
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