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apocalyptic
[ uh-pok-uh-lip-tik ]
adjective
- of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
- pertaining to the Apocalypse or biblical book of Revelation.
- predicting or presaging imminent disaster and total or universal destruction:
the apocalyptic vision of some contemporary writers.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ·dza·t·· adverb
- Dza·dza·t adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of apocalyptic1
1620–30; < Late Greek ǰ첹ýپDz, equivalent to ǰ첹ý ( ein ) to uncover, disclose ( apocalypse ) + -ikos -ic
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“I wouldn’t call it apocalyptic, but I would call it abysmal, so I guess it’s a step up,” he said with a laugh.
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In that film, a massive train running around an apocalyptic Earth is the only remaining sign of life.
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The images I saw from New York were apocalyptic, the GoFundMe links constant.
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Oh, we talked family, too, as well as friends, food and, yes, our apocalyptic reckoning with microbes.
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Mr Swiacki added: "We took two steps and there was a big boom, absolute nightmare, everything just within seconds changed into a very apocalyptic news screams, alarms."
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