Figurative. This sudden and cataclysmic shifting of power at the top came as a shock to the audience (Time).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cat´a|clys´mi|cal|ly — cat|a|clys|mic «KAT uh KLIHZ mihk», adjective. of or like a cataclysm; extremely sudden and violent: »Figurative. This sudden and cataclysmic shifting of power at the top came as a shock to the audience (Time). –cat´a|clys´mi|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
clys — cat·a·clys·mic; cat·a·clys·mist; clys·ma; clys·sus; clys·ter; hal·i·clys·tus; cat·a·clys·mal; cata·clys·mi·cal·ly; … English syllables
mic — ablas·te·mic; ac·mic; acos·mic; ac·ro·mic·ria; aleu·ke·mic; alu·mi·no·ther·mic; am·phi·mic·tic; aneu·ri·lem·mic; an·ti·a·ne·mic; an·ti·xe·roph·thal·mic; aph·o·ris·mic; ar·rhyth·mic; at·o·mic·i·ty; au·to·cos·mic; axo·plas·mic; bac·te·re·mic;… … English syllables
cat — cat·a·chres·ti·cal; cat·a·chres·ti·cal·ly; cat·a·clas·mic; cat·a·clys·mal; cat·a·fal·co; cat·a·lat·ic; cat·a·lep·ti·cal·ly; cat·a·logu·er; cat·a·logu·ize; cat·a·me·ni·al; cat·am·nes·tic; cat·a·ract·al; cat·ar·rhin·i·an; cat·a·stroph·i·cal;… … English syllables
cataclysmic — cat·a·clys·mic … English syllables
cataclysm — cat•a•clysm [[t]ˈkæt əˌklɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) any violent upheaval, esp. one of a social or political nature 2) geo a sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth s surface 3) an extensive flood; deluge • Etymology: 1625–35; < … From formal English to slang
cataclysmic — cat|a|clys|mic [ ,kætə klızmık ] adjective 1. ) changing a situation in a sudden, violent, and unpleasant way: a cataclysmic eruption 2. ) INFORMAL used for emphasizing that something is very bad: a cataclysmic failure … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Cataclysmal — Cat a*clys mal, Cataclysmic Cat a*clys mic, a. Of or pertaining to a cataclysm. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cataclysmic — Cataclysmal Cat a*clys mal, Cataclysmic Cat a*clys mic, a. Of or pertaining to a cataclysm. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
