meteoric

[ mee-tee-awr-ik, -or- ]

/ ˌmi tiˈɔr ɪk, -ˈɒr- /

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adjective

of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.

resembling a meteor in transient brilliance, suddenness of appearance, swiftness, etc.: his meteoric rise in politics.

of or coming from the atmosphere; meteorological.

Words nearby meteoric

metenkephalin, meteor, meteor shower, meteor swarm, meteor., meteoric, meteoric water, meteorism, meteorite, meteorite crater, meteorites

Origin of meteoric

From the Medieval Latin word meteōricus, dating back to 1625–35. See meteor, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM meteoric

me·te·or·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·me·te·or·ic, adjectivenon·me·te·or·i·cal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH meteoric

meteor meteoric meteorite meteoroid

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Examples from the Web for meteoric

The officer who served with Pounding said that when he first met him, “he was well-respected and he was on a meteoric rise.”
Commando Colonel Accused of Exposing his Lover to HIV|Jacob Siegel|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fueled by atrocity and a blitzkrieg of gains in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State has enjoyed a meteoric climb to notoriety.
Watching ISIS Come to Power Again|Elliot Ackerman|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But don't be fooled by the brash on-the-street demeanor and meteoric rise in popularity.
How 'Billy on the Street' Star Billy Eichner Turned Screaming at Strangers Into Comedy Gold|Kevin Fallon|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite the criticism, Tesla has continued its meteoric rise.
Tesla Stock Added to NASDAQ 100 Index|Edward Ferguson|July 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The establishment and meteoric rise of Shas in Israeli politics came largely in response to this reality.
Israel's Ethiopian Birth Control Story Reflects A Broader Problem|Emily L. Hauser|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is a meteoric flower; so-called, because it keeps itself shut during wet or cloudy weather.
Everyday Objects|W. H. Davenport Adams
It was in all probability a scientific deduction from the observed character of meteoric stones.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
It is usually treated of in connection with the zodiacal light, and one theory regards it similarly as of meteoric origin.
Astronomy of To-day|Cecil G. Dolmage
Small rounded spherules of iron, believed by some to be meteoric dust, have also been obtained in some numbers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4|Various
Technical demonstration by Dr. Groneman, that it was a cloud of meteoric matter (Nature, 28-105).
The Book of the Damned|Charles Fort

British Dictionary definitions for meteoric

meteoric

/ (ˌmiːtɪˈɒrɪk) /

adjective

of, formed by, or relating to meteors

like a meteor in brilliance, speed, or transience

rare of or relating to the weather; meteorological

Derived forms of meteoric

meteorically, adverb

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meteoric

adjective

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Origin of meteoric

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British Dictionary definitions for meteoric

adjective

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