meteoric
English
Etymology
meteor + -ic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒrɪk
Adjective
meteoric (comparative more meteoric, superlative most meteoric)
- Of, pertaining to, or originating from a meteor.
- meteoric iron
- Like a meteor in speed, brilliance, or ephemeralness.
- Her meteoric rise to power was followed by a slow, lackluster career at the top.
- (geology) Of water: originating in the atmosphere.
- Influenced by the weather.
Related terms
- meteor
- meteorite
- meteoritic
- meteoritics
- meteoroid
- meteoroidal
- meteorology
- meteorological
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