apocalyptic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
  2. adjective of or relating to an apocalypse

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), from ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal, uncover”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

apocalyptical, revelatory

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