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BNC: 19884 COCA: 12862

apocalyptic

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apocalyptic /əˌpɑːkəˈlɪptɪk/ adjective
apocalyptic
/əˌpɑːkəˈlɪptɪk/
adjective
Learner's definition of APOCALYPTIC
[more apocalyptic; most apocalyptic]
: of, relating to, or involving terrible violence and destruction大动乱的;有关大灾难的
: of or relating to the end of the world有关世界末日的

— apocalyptically

/əˌpɑːkəˈlɪptɪkli/ adverb
BNC: 19884 COCA: 12862

apocalyptic

adjective

apoc·​a·​lyp·​tic ə-ˌpä-kə-ˈlip-tik How to pronounce apocalyptic (audio)
variants or less commonly apocalyptical
1
: of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
apocalyptic events
2
: forecasting the ultimate destiny of the world : prophetic
apocalyptic warnings
3
: foreboding imminent disaster or final doom : terrible
apocalyptic signs of the coming end-times
4
: wildly unrestrained : grandiose
5
: ultimately decisive : climactic
an apocalyptic battle
apocalyptically adverb

Example Sentences

No one listened to her apocalyptic predictions. a less apocalyptic view of the future the apocalyptic destruction of the world
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin apocalypticus, derivative of apocalypsis apocalypse, by analogy with pairs such as ellīpsis ellipsis : ellīpticus elliptic

First Known Use

1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of apocalyptic was in 1633
BNC: 19884 COCA: 12862

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