meteoric
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/ˌmiːtiˈɒɹɪk/
Definition of meteoric
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Of, pertaining to, or originating from a meteor.
“meteoric iron”
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adj
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Of, pertaining to, or originating from a meteor.
“meteoric iron”
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(broadly)Like a meteor in speed, brilliance, or ephemeralness.
“Her meteoric rise to power was followed by a slow, lackluster career at the top.”
“With the meteoric rise has come broad concerns about the app’s impact on its relatively young users.”
- Originating in the atmosphere.
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Influenced by the weather.
“a meteoric flower”
“On the far side was reflected a single red and meteoric cloud, which had treasured one last crimson ray from the sunset, or perhaps nursed within it the fiery leaven.”
“It was summer at the south pole. The ice cap was melting and those meteoric phenomena, clouds, unknown upon the greater part of Barsoom, were shutting out the light of heaven from this portion of the planet.”
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Etymology
From meteor + -ic.
Words you can make from meteoric
144 playable · top: MORTICE (11 pts)
Best play mortice 11 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
13 words5-letter words
27 words- COMER 9 pts
- COMET 9 pts
- COMTE 9 pts
- CREME 9 pts
- CRIME 9 pts
- MICRO 9 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- EMOTE 7 pts
- ERECT 7 pts
- MERIT 7 pts
- METER 7 pts
- METRE 7 pts
- METRO 7 pts
- MITER 7 pts
- MITRE 7 pts
- MOIRE 7 pts
- RECIT 7 pts
- RECTI 7 pts
- RECTO 7 pts
- REMET 7 pts
- REMIT 7 pts
- RETEM 7 pts
- TERCE 7 pts
- TIMER 7 pts
- TORIC 7 pts
- TRICE 7 pts
- RETIE 5 pts
4-letter words
51 words- COME 8 pts
- CORM 8 pts
- EMIC 8 pts
- MERC 8 pts
- MICE 8 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CERO 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- COIR 6 pts
- CORE 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- EMIR 6 pts
- EMIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- ITEM 6 pts
- MEET 6 pts
- MERE 6 pts
- METE 6 pts
- MIRE 6 pts
- MITE 6 pts
- MORE 6 pts
- MORT 6 pts
- MOTE 6 pts
- OMER 6 pts
- OMIT 6 pts
- OTIC 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- RIME 6 pts
- TEEM 6 pts
- TERM 6 pts
- TIME 6 pts
- TOME 6 pts
- TORC 6 pts
- TREM 6 pts
- TRIM 6 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
3-letter words
36 words- MIC 7 pts
- MOC 7 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- COR 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- EME 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- MET 5 pts
- MIR 5 pts
- MOI 5 pts
- MOR 5 pts
- MOT 5 pts
- ORC 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- RIM 5 pts
- ROC 5 pts
- ROM 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- TOM 5 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
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