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meteorically, adv.|miːtɪˈɒrɪkəlɪ|
[f. meteoric: see -ically.]
a. In accordance with atmospheric conditions.
1882Vines tr. Sachs' Bot. 875 A rise of temperature at 3 a m. distinctly accelerated the assumption of the diurnal position by the leaves of Impatiens, but it seemed to have little or no effect upon other meteorically sensitive leaves.
b. With the suddenness and speed of a meteor.
1916A. S. Neill Dominie's Log xiv. 154 She dons the bridal white, and at once she rises meteorically in the social scale. 1955Sci. Amer. Apr. 38/3 Meanwhile they also spread through the Straits of Mackinac into Lake Michigan and increased meteorically there. 1973Current Hist. May 204/1 Born in 1926, he had joined the Communist party in 1943, fought with the Partisans, and risen meteorically in the Croatian Communist party. |