Catastrophic
[kætə'strɒfɪk] or [,kætə'strɑfɪk]
Definition
(adj.) extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; 'a catastrophic depression'; 'catastrophic illness'; 'a ruinous course of action' .
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Definition
(a.) Of a pertaining to a catastrophe.
Typed by Cedric
Examples
- Almost all social prediction is catastrophic and absurdly simplified. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Typed by Cedric