catastrophic

Adjective Satellite

extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
- "a catastrophic depression"
- "catastrophic illness"

Adj

Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
Disastrous; ruinous.
From which recovery is impossible.

Examples

catastrophic failure

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταστροφικός (katastrophikós). By surface analysis, catastrophe + -ic.

Synonyms

ruinous, catastrophal

Antonyms

anastrophic

Scrabble Score: 21

catastrophic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
catastrophic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
catastrophic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

catastrophic: valid Words With Friends Word