Cataclysmal (Adjective)
Meaning
Severely destructive; "cataclysmic nuclear war"; "a cataclysmic earthquake".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The cataclysmal effects of climate change are already being felt around the world, with rising sea levels and intense storms causing widespread devastation.
- The asteroid impact was cataclysmal, causing massive earthquakes and tsunamis that reshaped the planet's surface.
- The economic downturn was cataclysmal, with millions of people losing their jobs and homes as the global financial system teetered on the brink of collapse.
- The volcanic eruption was cataclysmal, spewing ash and lava into the atmosphere and causing widespread destruction in the surrounding communities.
- The war was a cataclysmal event that left the country in ruins, its infrastructure destroyed and its people traumatized.