catastrophic
[ kat-uh-strof-ik ]
adjective
of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous: a catastrophic failure of the dam.
Origin of catastrophic
1- Sometimes cat·a·stroph·i·cal, ca·tas·tro·phal [kuh-tas-truh-fuhl] /kəˈtæs trə fəl/ .
Other words from catastrophic
- cat·a·stroph·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·cat·a·stroph·ic, adjective
- non·cat·a·stroph·i·cal·ly, adverb
- su·per·cat·a·stroph·ic, adjective
- un·cat·a·stroph·ic, adjective
- un·cat·a·stroph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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