apoc·a·lyp·ticI. \ə|päkə|liptik
also |aˌpäkə-
sometimes |apəkə-\
adjectivealso apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal \-tə̇kəl, -ēk-\
Etymology: Late Greek
apokalyptikos, from Greek
apokalyptein + -ikos -ic, -ical
1. a. : of or relating to an apocalypse
b. : resembling or having the characteristics of an apocalypse
2. a. : forecasting or predicting the ultimate destiny of the world in the shape of future events
b. : prophetic
,
revelatory
3. : foreboding imminent disaster or final doom
4. : wildly unrestrained
: grandiose
5. : ultimately decisive
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apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal·ly \-tə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li\
adverbII. noun(
-s)
: literature resembling or having characteristics of an apocalypse