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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cataclysmal, cataclysmicadjective

    severely destructive

    "cataclysmic nuclear war"; "a cataclysmic earthquake"

Wiktionary

  1. cataclysmicadjective

    Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.

    It is believed that a cataclysmic impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.

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  1. cataclysmic

    Cataclysmic refers to an event or occurrence causing sudden and dramatic change, often resulting in severe destruction or hardship. This could translate to anything from natural disasters like earthquakes or floods, to major societal or political upheavals. It generally implies a negative impact or disastrous consequence.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cataclysmicadjective

    of or pertaining to a cataclysm

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cataclysmic in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cataclysmic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of cataclysmic in a Sentence

  1. Trey Gowdy:

    The potential consequences of us getting it wrong are maybe cataclysmic, we have to be right every time.

  2. Defense Secretary James Mattis:

    We have seen them trying to bring advanced weaponry into Syria on its way to Lebanese Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, israel is not going to wait until those missiles are in the air. Will it be cataclysmic ? I hope not, I hope Iran pulls back.

  3. Catherine Monk:

    Other researchers have seen this pattern of a decrease in male births related to traumatic cataclysmic events, one of them being President Kennedy's assassination and the other being the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City.

  4. Leon Black:

    Clearly what you're seeing in the energy market with the cataclysmic fall in oil prices - halved in such a short period - I think you will have haves and have nots, we along with others in our industry are dusting off (opportunities).

  5. Mitch Ceasar:

    It's going to take some cataclysmic event -- getting hit over the head with a 2-by-4 -- to get them to say,' We have to go out there and protect the bottom of the ballot so we can grow people up,'.

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