meteoric
/ˌmiːtiˈɒɹɪk/ adjective C2- Of, pertaining to, or originating from a meteor. · meteoric iron
- Like a meteor in speed, brilliance, or ephemeralness. · Her meteoric rise to power was followed by a slow, lackluster career at the top.
- Originating in the atmosphere.
- Influenced by the weather. · a meteoric flower
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The ensuing commercial triumph was nothing short of meteoric, obliterating the entrenched orthodoxies of the early twentieth-century publishing industry.
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