catastrophic

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Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.

adjetivo

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

Etimologia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταστροφικός (katastrophikós). By surface analysis, catastrophe + -ic.

Formas

comparativo: more catastrophic
superlativo: most catastrophic

Catalina · A Catalina coupon.catalogue · A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.catastrophe · Any large and disastrous event of great significance.

catastrophic · Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.

catch · The act of seizing or capturing.catcher · Someone or something that catches.catching · Infectious, contagious.

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