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.

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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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How to use meteoric in a sentence

His wealth has been driven by meteoric stock price of Tesla, now valued at $773 billion, up seven-fold since last year.
Tesla founder Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos as world’s richest human|Michael J. Coren|January 7, 2021|Quartz
Tesla shares started their meteoric rise in late 2019, when Musk proved he could not only dominate the nascent EV market but also make a small amount of money in the process.
Is the boom in electric vehicle stocks almost over?|Verne Kopytoff|December 19, 2020|Fortune
Upstarts like DoorDash, the largest US food delivery company, are beneficiaries of that meteoric offering, as Snowflake’s success has created a flurry of demand for shares of pre-IPO companies.
DoorDash investors are fearful of getting Snowflaked|John Detrixhe|December 9, 2020|Quartz
In 2013, she became the first woman to join the board of Fortescue, an Australian iron ore miner that has had a meteoric rise over the past decade or so.
One million text messages and betting on green hydrogen: A Q&A with Fortescue Metals CEO Elizabeth Gaines|Erika Fry|December 7, 2020|Fortune

The Big East’s meteoric rise and subsequent expansion was thanks in no small part to Thompson’s Georgetown teams putting it on the map.
John Thompson’s Unapologetic Blackness Changed College Basketball|Santul Nerkar|September 1, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Her bearing was that of a barbaric princess, and a princess of meteorically vivid beauty.
A Pagan of the Hills|Charles Neville Buck
There was a thumping, deep roar while they dashed meteorically down.
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills
One or two flashed meteorically to the highest plane of their professions.
While I Remember|Stephen McKenna
He was progressing, though not so meteorically as Bauer and Schabelitz had predicted.
Fanny Herself|Edna Ferber

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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