catastrophic
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/kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/
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/kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/ · /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/ · [ˌkæɾəˈstɹɑfɪk] · /ˌkætəˈstɹɒfɪk/ · [ˌkæɾəˈstɹɒfɪk] · /kætəˈstɹɔfɪk/ · [kæɾəˈstɹɔfɪk]
Definition of catastrophic
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
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adj
- Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
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Disastrous; ruinous.
“The reason why Jon & Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon has a string of mistresses, that Kate had an affair with her bodyguard and that Baby Number Six is actually a shaved Ewok with a catastrophic heroin addiction. Or something.”
“Some experts, such as geographer Jared Diamond in his 2005 book, “Collapse,” used Easter Island as a cautionary tale of how the exploitation of limited resources can result in catastrophic population decline, ecological devastation and the destruction of a society through infighting.”
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From which recovery is impossible.
“catastrophic failure”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταστροφικός (katastrophikós). By surface analysis, catastrophe + -ic.
Words you can make from catastrophic
200+ playable · top: CATAPHORIC (19 pts)
Best play cataphoric 19 points10-letter words
4 words9-letter words
7 words8-letter words
44 words- CAPTCHAS 17 pts
- PICACHOS 17 pts
- AIRCOACH 15 pts
- ATROPHIC 15 pts
- CHAPATIS 15 pts
- CHAPATTI 15 pts
- CHARPAIS 15 pts
- COCHAIRS 15 pts
- HAIRCAPS 15 pts
- STROPHIC 15 pts
- THORACIC 15 pts
- TROCHAIC 15 pts
- APRACTIC 14 pts
- ASCOCARP 14 pts
- COSCRIPT 14 pts
- PICCATAS 14 pts
- SPICCATO 14 pts
- ACTORISH 13 pts
- APHORIST 13 pts
- ARCHAIST 13 pts
- ATROPHIA 13 pts
- CHARIOTS 13 pts
- CHARTIST 13 pts
- CITHARAS 13 pts
- HARICOTS 13 pts
- PARASHOT 13 pts
- ACROSTIC 12 pts
- APRICOTS 12 pts
- CARIOCAS 12 pts
- PISCATOR 12 pts
- PROTATIC 12 pts
- STACCATI 12 pts
- STACCATO 12 pts
- STOCCATA 12 pts
- TAPIOCAS 12 pts
- TIPCARTS 12 pts
- TOCCATAS 12 pts
- CASTRATI 10 pts
- CASTRATO 10 pts
- CITATORS 10 pts
- CROSTATA 10 pts
- PARTITAS 10 pts
- PATRIOTS 10 pts
- RICOTTAS 10 pts
7-letter words
78 words- CAPTCHA 16 pts
- PICACHO 16 pts
- APHASIC 14 pts
- APHOTIC 14 pts
- ARCHAIC 14 pts
- CARHOPS 14 pts
- CAROACH 14 pts
- CHAOTIC 14 pts
- CHAPATI 14 pts
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- COPRAHS 14 pts
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- HAPTICS 14 pts
- ISOPACH 14 pts
- PHOTICS 14 pts
- SCRAICH 14 pts
- SCRATCH 14 pts
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- PICCATA 13 pts
- PRACTIC 13 pts
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- PARIAHS 12 pts
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- CARIOCA 11 pts
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- PAROTIC 11 pts
- PICARAS 11 pts
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- TACTICS 11 pts
- TAPIOCA 11 pts
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- TIPCART 11 pts
- TIPCATS 11 pts
- TOCCATA 11 pts
- TROPICS 11 pts
- AIRSHOT 10 pts
- ATHIRST 10 pts
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- ASTATIC 9 pts
- ASTRICT 9 pts
- CARITAS 9 pts
- CITATOR 9 pts
- COTTARS 9 pts
- OSTRACA 9 pts
- PARTITA 9 pts
- PATRIOT 9 pts
- PROTIST 9 pts
- RICOTTA 9 pts
- TRICOTS 9 pts
- STRIATA 7 pts
6-letter words
66 words- CAPISH 13 pts
- CARHOP 13 pts
- CAROCH 13 pts
- CHICAS 13 pts
- CHICOS 13 pts
- CHICOT 13 pts
- CHIRPS 13 pts
- CHORIC 13 pts
- COPRAH 13 pts
- CRATCH 13 pts
- CROTCH 13 pts
- HAPTIC 13 pts
- ORPHIC 13 pts
- PACHAS 13 pts
- CAPRIC 12 pts
- ATTACH 11 pts
- CHAIRS 11 pts
- CHARAS 11 pts
- CHARTS 11 pts
- CHIROS 11 pts
- CHOIRS 11 pts
- CHOTTS 11 pts
- HOASCA 11 pts
- ICHORS 11 pts
- ORCHIS 11 pts
- PARIAH 11 pts
- PARISH 11 pts
- ACCOST 10 pts
- ARCTIC 10 pts
- ATOPIC 10 pts
- CACAOS 10 pts
- CAPIAS 10 pts
- CAPITA 10 pts
- CAPOTS 10 pts
- CAPRIS 10 pts
- CAPTOR 10 pts
- CARTOP 10 pts
- COACTS 10 pts
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- OPTICS 10 pts
- AIRTHS 9 pts
- ARHATS 9 pts
- ORISHA 9 pts
- ACTORS 8 pts
- AORTIC 8 pts
- APORIA 8 pts
- ATTICS 8 pts
- CARATS 8 pts
- CASITA 8 pts
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- AORIST 6 pts
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- ARISTA 6 pts
- ARISTO 6 pts
- ARTIST 6 pts
- ATTARS 6 pts
- OTTARS 6 pts
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