cataclysmic
/ˌkætəˈkɫɪzmɪk/
relating to a violent natural event or upheaval
cataclysmic in a sentence
“The eruption was a cataclysmic event for the region.”
Origin of cataclysmic
Greek kataklysmos (deluge)
Related Words
inundation
an overwhelming abundance of people or things; flooding
antediluvial
variant of antediluvian; extremely ancient
diluvian
relating to a flood or deluge, especially the biblical Flood
antediluvian
ridiculously old-fashioned; belonging to the time before the biblical Flood
post-diluvian
occurring or existing after the Flood