earthshaking

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective loud enough to shake the very earth
  2. adjective sufficiently significant to affect the whole world

Etymology

From earth + shaking as a calque of Ancient Greek ἐννοσίγαιος (ennosígaios), ἐνοσίχθων (enosíkhthōn).

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