meteoric
(adjective) like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience; “a meteoric rise to fame”
meteoric
(adjective) pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids; “meteoric shower”; “meteoric impacts”
meteorologic, meteorological, meteoric
(adjective) of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions; “meteorological factors”; “meteorological chart”; “meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
meteoric (comparative more meteoric, superlative most meteoric)
Of, pertaining to, or originating from a meteor.
Like a meteor in speed, brilliance, or ephemeralness.
(geology) Of water: originating in the atmosphere.
Influenced by the weather.
• core time
Source: Wiktionary
Me`te*or"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. météorique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric, as, meteoric phenomena; meteoric stones.
2. Influenced by the weather; as, meteoric conditions.
3. Flashing; brilliant; transient; like a meteor; as, meteoric fame. "Meteoric politician." Craik. Meteoric iron, Meteoric stone. (Min.) See Meteorite.
– Meteoric paper, a substance of confervoid origin found floating in the air, and resembling bits of coarse paper; -- so called because formerly supposed to fall from meteors.
– Meteoric showers, periodical exhibitions of shooting stars, occuring about the 9th or 10th of August and 13th of November, more rarely in April and December, and also at some other periods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
