catastrophic
adjectifattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//kætəˈstɹɒfɪk//
- États-Unis//ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk//
- États-Unis/[ˌkæɾəˈstɹɑfɪk]/
- Canada//ˌkætəˈstɹɒfɪk//
- Canada/[ˌkæɾəˈstɹɒfɪk]/
Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
adjectif
- 1
Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
- 2
Disastrous; ruinous.
The reason why Jon & Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon has a string of mistresses, that Kate had an affair with her bodyguard and that Baby Number Six is actually a shaved Ewok with a catastrophic heroin addiction. Or something.
Some experts, such as geographer Jared Diamond in his 2005 book, “Collapse,” used Easter Island as a cautionary tale of how the exploitation of limited resources can result in catastrophic population decline, ecological devastation and the destruction of a society through infighting.
- 3
From which recovery is impossible.
catastrophic failure
Étymologie
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταστροφικός (katastrophikós). By surface analysis, catastrophe + -ic.
Formes
- comparatif
- more catastrophic
- superlatif
- most catastrophic
catastrophic · Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
catch · The act of seizing or capturing.catcher · Someone or something that catches.catching · Infectious, contagious.