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apocalyptical
Variant of apocalyptic
adjective
- of or like an apocalypse
- of or relating to a sudden and violent end of the world
- of or constituting a culminating or decisive event, turning point, etc., esp. one that is unsettling or threatening
noun
a system of beliefs about the end of the world, esp. that it will be sudden, violent, and destructive
Related Forms:
- apocalyptically adverb
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