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catastrophic
What does catastrophic mean?
catastrophic (adjective): disastrous; ruinous.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use catastrophic in a sentence?
- Catastrophic illness. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce catastrophic?
/ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does catastrophic come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταστροφικός (katastrophikós).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “catastrophic” mean?
incorrect or untrue
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having great weight
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scheduled; expected
Not quite: that's what due means.
disastrous; ruinous
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