"pertaining to or of the nature of a catastrophe," 1824, from catastrophe + -ic. Related: Catastrophical; catastrophically.
catastrophic illness
a catastrophic depression
catapult
cataract
catarrh
catastaltic
catastrophe
catastrophic
catastrophism
catatonia
catatonic
catawampus
Catawba
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