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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•poc•a•lyp•tic /əˌpɑkəˈlɪptɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - of, relating to, or predicting future total destruction:an apocalyptic war; apocalyptic writings.
a•poc•a•lyp•ti•cal•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•poc•a•lyp•tic (ə pok′ə lip′tik),USA pronunciation adj. - of or like an apocalypse;
affording a revelation or prophecy. - Biblepertaining to the Apocalypse or biblical book of Revelation.
- predicting or presaging imminent disaster and total or universal destruction:the apocalyptic vision of some contemporary writers.Also, a•poc′a•lyp′ti•cal.
- Late Greek apokalýptikos, equivalent. to apokalýpt(ein) to uncover, disclose (see apocalypse) + -ikos -ic
- 1620–30
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