"megacatastrophic" meaning in English

See megacatastrophic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more megacatastrophic [comparative], most megacatastrophic [superlative]
Etymology: From mega- + catastrophic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|catastrophic}} mega- + catastrophic Head templates: {{en-adj}} megacatastrophic (comparative more megacatastrophic, superlative most megacatastrophic)
  1. (rare) Catastrophic on a very large scale. Tags: rare
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