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catastrophal

catastrophal adjective: catastrophic.

Adjective

catastrophal (comparative more catastrophal, superlative most catastrophal)

  1. (rare) Catastrophic.

Forms of catastrophal

comparativemore catastrophal
superlativemost catastrophal

Origin of catastrophal

From catastrophe + -al.

Questions about catastrophal

What does catastrophal mean?
Catastrophal means catastrophic.
What part of speech is catastrophal?
Catastrophal is an adjective.

Words near catastrophal in the dictionary

  1. catasterismus
  2. catasterize
  3. catasterized
  4. catasterizes
  5. catasterizing
  6. catastrophal
  7. catastrophe
  8. catastrophe bond
  9. catastrophe bonds
  10. catastrophe theory
  11. catastrophes

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