galactic
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- //ɡəˈlæktɪk//
Relating to a galaxy.
adjective
- 1
Relating to a galaxy.
- 2
Relating to a galaxy. Relating to the Milky Way galaxy.
Galactic astronomy is the study of the Milky Way.
- 3
figurativeEnormous (in size or impact).
The policies and decisions to be made were neither very complex nor very numerous, since at that time, the needs and priorities in Germany did not involve issues of galactic impact, […]
For a fashion journal, there is a more important and more difficult judgement to make: Is the work of such galactic significance as to be eligible to grace the pages of this magnificent journal?
“Yes, his heart is one of galactic proportions.”
The credit crunch became a mess of galactic proportions.
- 4
Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of milk.
galactic acid
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαλακτικός (galaktikós, “milky”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”). Doublet of galactico.
Forms
- comparative
- more galactic
- superlative
- most galactic