cataclysmic

or cat·a·clys·mal

[ kat-uh-kliz-mik ]
/ ˌkæt əˈklɪz mɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or resulting from a cataclysm.
of the nature of, or having the effect of, a cataclysm: cataclysmic changes.

Origin of cataclysmic

First recorded in 1850–55; cataclysm + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM cataclysmic

cat·a·clys·mi·cal·ly, adverb non·cat·a·clys·mal, adjective non·cat·a·clys·mic, adjective

Words nearby cataclysmic

catachronobiology, cataclasis, cataclastic, cataclinal, cataclysm, cataclysmic, catacomb, catacrotism, catadicrotism, catadioptric, catadromous