"cataclysmal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cataclysmal [comparative], most cataclysmal [superlative]
Etymology: From cataclysm + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cataclysm|al}} cataclysm + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} cataclysmal (comparative more cataclysmal, superlative most cataclysmal)
  1. As noisy or destructive as a cataclysm. Synonyms: cataclysmic Translations (as noisy or destructive as a cataclysm): cataclismal [Spain, rare] (Spanish)
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